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Old 04-10-2015, 09:51 AM
Ike Bana Ike Bana is offline
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Originally Posted by Zeke View Post
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.
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%).
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!"

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