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Originally posted by ObjectZero
reply to post by winofiend
If that's really his outlook on it I really hope he does not be come one. If he really wants to do the job save a life be a Firefighter or an EMT.
Two national systems collect data which include homicides committed by law enforcement officers in the line of duty. The National Center for Health Statistics maintains the National Vital Statistics System (NVSS) which aggregates data from locally filed death certificates. State laws require that death certificates be filed with local registrars, but the certificates do not systematically document whether a killing was legally justified nor whether a law enforcement officer was involved.
The FBI maintains the Uniform Crime Reporting Program (UCR) which relies on the voluntary participation of state and local law enforcement agencies in submitting reports about crimes. A study of the years 1976 to 1998 found that both national systems underreport justifiable homicides by police officers, but for different reasons. Records in the NVSS did not consistently include documentation of police officer involvement. The UCR database did not receive reports of all applicable incidents.
The authors concluded that "reliable estimates of the number of justifiable homicides committed by police officers in the United States do not exist." A study of killings by police from 1999 to 2002 in the Central Florida region found that the national databases included only one-fourth of the number of persons killed by police as reported in the local news media.
LOSTinAMERICA
reply to post by BO XIAN
You see what happened to the USSR when they went down? Who ran that #? I'll give you two guesses and the first one doesn't count. Welcome to the breakdown of the American Empire, soon to be new and improved.
Check out the striking similarities between them and the US. That's what's coming. Bands of police running things like they are a mafia. Hell, we might even be in it already. It sure looks like an abuse of power to me in thousands of cases. Are you afraid to go out of your house yet? I guess it could be worse.
Ask yourself if you seen a change in the abuse of authority on this scale. Let's say in the last 10 years. It feels like the wheels are turning a little faster. I hope there's a speed limit soon. Someone put out a road strip!