the murder of sandra bland

hellmutt bones

hellmutt bones

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ChesusRice said:
The report, which can be viewed here: Chicago Police officer involved shootings, provides only numerical and statistical information, providing minimal depth and no descriptions or details of the incidents. However, the numbers alone are striking. In 2012, there were 50 incidents of police officers shooting individuals and causing injury, which means a police shooting occurred on average of once a week last year in the city of Chicago.
As a result of these 50 police shootings, 57 individuals were injured and 8 of them were killed. One statistic that remarkably demonstrates the racialized nature of police violence is the number of African-American people shot by Chicago police in 2012. According to the City of Chicago’s own report, Chicago police officers shot 57 individuals in 2012 and 50 of them were black. That means that 87.72% of the people shot by CPD were African-American. Of the remaining seven people injured by police, 3 are identified as “White Hispanic” (Latino), 2 of them are listed as “unknown race” and only 2 of them are identified as “white.” Further demonstrating the way in which African-American males are targeted and victimized by law enforcement, 55 people injured were identified as male (96% of the total number shot).
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Tha 70 + ppl shot by police is on the front page of the chicago sun times. And it proves that yes chicago is one of the worst citys to live in.
 
bearkat42

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ChesusRice said:
The report, which can be viewed here: Chicago Police officer involved shootings, provides only numerical and statistical information, providing minimal depth and no descriptions or details of the incidents. However, the numbers alone are striking. In 2012, there were 50 incidents of police officers shooting individuals and causing injury, which means a police shooting occurred on average of once a week last year in the city of Chicago.
As a result of these 50 police shootings, 57 individuals were injured and 8 of them were killed. One statistic that remarkably demonstrates the racialized nature of police violence is the number of African-American people shot by Chicago police in 2012. According to the City of Chicago’s own report, Chicago police officers shot 57 individuals in 2012 and 50 of them were black. That means that 87.72% of the people shot by CPD were African-American. Of the remaining seven people injured by police, 3 are identified as “White Hispanic” (Latino), 2 of them are listed as “unknown race” and only 2 of them are identified as “white.” Further demonstrating the way in which African-American males are targeted and victimized by law enforcement, 55 people injured were identified as male (96% of the total number shot).
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NewtoMJ

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That is one of the best videos summing up the problem I've ever seen. I would like to add I don't believe they should approach every situation as if they were dealing with a criminal, yes stopping someone can dangerous but the likelihood that it won't be is far greater. If we can get the police to stop treating everyone like they just finished commuting a violent felony, I believe a lot of problems would be solved.
 
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ChesusRice

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NewtoMJ said:
That is one of the best videos summing up the problem I've ever seen. I would like to add I don't believe they should approach every situation as if they were dealing with a criminal, yes stopping someone can dangerous but the likelihood that it won't be is far greater. If we can get the police to stop treating everyone like they just finished commuting a violent felony, I believe a lot of problems would be solved.
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I think it would be better if the cops stopped treating every stop as an opportunity to shoot someone as a good start
 
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