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mceric01 t1_iwmntbw wrote

Reply to comment by Level3Kobold in US States, Police Training v Shootings/Violent Crime (per million) [OC] by tommytornado

The discrepancy is proportionate to the homicide rate and levels. How often are police killed in other developed major countries that you’re comparing police killings?

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Level3Kobold t1_iwmqb8g wrote

>The discrepancy is proportionate to the homicide rate and levels

Can you provide a source for this claim?

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mceric01 t1_iwnuxv9 wrote

Well Germany averages 250-350 homicides per year and the UK averages 500-600. Are we trying to compare what the police in the US have to deal with as opposed to those countries where the homicide is more than 20 times lower?

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Outrageous_Effect_24 t1_iwms52s wrote

Since every police killing is by definition a homicide, can you think of a way that police killings would not be proportional to the homicide rate?

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