California has been reducing violent encounters between residents and officers since before the racial justice protests sparked by George Floyd’s murder. It’s a trend with little fanfare.
California has been reducing violent encounters between residents and officers since before the racial justice protests sparked by George Floyd’s murder. It’s a trend with little fanfare.
Police not killing people is not necessary a good sign. Sometimes you just can’t stop the criminals by other means. In Europe police has basically no power and the weapon use by the police is heavily restricted and gets the policemen in trouble which makes it easier for criminals to just run away
There is a long history of most police killings being situations where officers could have deescalated but chose to shoot, or being mistaken about the presence of a gun other than their own.