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Originally Posted by Zeke
You're just not very smart, are you?
Statistically, if you were right -- instead of me -- there'd be many hundreds of illicit violent encounters per year (at a minimum).
There isn't.
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How's about 1500. (Data is from 2010)
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Of all 1,575 officers involved in reported excessive force complaints, 897 (56.9%) were involved in cases of physical use of force complaints which include fist strikes, throws, choke holds, baton strikes, and other physical attacks. 232 officers (14.7%) were involved in firearm-related excessive force complaints, 166 (10.6%) were involved in taser-related cases, and the remaining officers were involved in other cases involving a combination of force types (13.21%), use of police dogs (1.7%), police vehicles (0.4%), and chemical weapons (2.4%).
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http://www.policemisconduct.net/2010...xcessive_Force
Maybe not "very" smart. Smart enough though.
I particularly like the .4% police vehicular excessive force. "Hey Paulie, let's run this mothafukka down!"