So, 16% of those shot are unarmed, or armed with toys (that presumably resemble real weapons).
That's something that should be considered - more than 84% of people shot by cops are armed with lethal weapons. Knowledge of that statistic might sway you when considering a shoot / no-shoot reaction.
I think there are many problems at work here, and police brutality and militarization are just two of them.
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[ 4.5 ms ] story [ 18.9 ms ] threadThat's something that should be considered - more than 84% of people shot by cops are armed with lethal weapons. Knowledge of that statistic might sway you when considering a shoot / no-shoot reaction.
I think there are many problems at work here, and police brutality and militarization are just two of them.