Most police officers do an amazing job at what they do: protecting and serving the American people. Despite this, there is a serious problem with some cops assuming that their badges grant them extra rights. Last year, police killed 1,100 Americans. The first five months of 2015 saw 476 deaths at the hands of American police, with over 1,100 predicted by the end of the year.
You may think that these numbers seem low, considering there are over 300 million Americans. But, when you consider the killing rate of our police officers in comparison with the law enforcement of other countries, it is very embarrassing.
Japanese police killed one person last year in a country with over 100 million citizens. Icelandic police only killed one person in its entire history. And, to top if off, American police have a murder rate worst than the homicide rates of the two most violent countries in the world.
SEE HOW AMERICAN POLICE COMPARE WITH THE REST OF THE WORLD ON THE NEXT PAGE:
That’s Obama Youth for ya!
That is because we have more violent people so they have to even the playing field. Act like thugs and treated as such
Erika Hager,Stick too your spongebob cartoons.You and reality don’t mix.
Corey Mcknight,go play with your dolls .lmao
This article is biased toward gun control and really distorts the facts….
America is one big prison. Look at the inmates running the asylum. And you wonder why the police are the way they are. This isn’t Mayberry anymore and one bullet Barney.
Those other “two countries” don’t have the crime rate that America has, either. Maybe “all things free” and the “right to do what I want” isn’t sogreat after all.
Police are LOCAL en$#%&!@*ies. If you think they are too violent get involved with the local politics and get a new police chief that has policies that mitigate violence. Just remember, the bad guy/gal has a vote. And IMO they are the reason we have had an increase in police “violence”. It has been required.
Have another gl$#%&!@* of Kool-aid!
I’m shocked to see this on a conservative page. I actually agree with this article.