• In 2023, police in the U.S. Killed over 1,300 people, marking a steady increase in police killings, as reported by Mapping Police Violence.
  • There were only 14 days without a police killing, and on average, a person was killed by law enforcement every 6.6 hours.
  • While the number of people killed by gunfire and officers killed in the line of duty declined, this data highlights the need for significant changes in policing in the country.
  • Masterblaster
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    211 months ago

    here’s the spoiler: meaningful legislation for literally anything will never come until the tug of war between right and left is settled.

    • rivermonsterOP
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      411 months ago

      Correction, until we have a tug from the right. There’s just the current tug between center-right dems and fascist, racist GOP. Both capitalist parties, thereby both requiring a fascist force.

      • @grue
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        311 months ago

        Republicans are the ratchet; Democrats are the pawl.