91% of the people killed by Police in Chicago in 2012 were Black? 87% in New York? 100% in Saginaw and Rockford? I gotta admit even after focusing on this subject for over 30 years, since Ron Settles was killed, I find that kind of shocking. The report goes on to say that 47% of these killings (146 cases) occurred not because of the person brandishing a weapon (as noted above less then 30% of them HAD a weapon, or were even thought to have a weapon), its because the Officer or Citizen - felt threatened and were in fear. In only 8% (25 cases) did the suspect fire or discharge a weapon that wounded or killed Police or others while Officers were on the scene. Only eight (8) Officers were Charged with Murder, Manslaughter or use of excessive force in these case. Is this report comprehensive? Is it fully accurate? I dont know, its gone through several revisions and updates as none of the data is being officially compiled anywhere and some things can be missed that way.
Posted on: Tue, 25 Nov 2014 22:38:51 +0000
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