Police killings more likely in agencies that get military gear, data shows
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Re: Police killings more likely in agencies that get military gear, data shows
#2> In Georgia alone, police departments and sheriff’s offices have received more than 2,700 military rifles, night vision goggles and laser gun sights, and literally hundreds of armored vehicles, including more than two dozen mine-resistant vehicles built to fight the war on terror abroad.
How else will they protect themselves in the dangerous minefields of Atlanta? /s
I’m glad someone has put together the data on this, but it’s entirely unsurprising that police cosplaying as the military murder more people. It’s dystopian as hell, and it baffles me that it’s a contentious issue rather than being universally condemned.
Edit: added /s to relevant paragraph. I know, Poe's law, my bad.
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#5I can't read the article because of GDPR, but do they discuss whether police forces are more likely to request this gear if they are in a high crime area?
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#6"If all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail."
Re: Police killings more likely in agencies that get military gear, data shows
#7I can't read the article because of GDPR, but do they discuss whether police forces are more likely to request this gear if they are in a high crime area?
> The newspaper’s analysis used the military’s database and paired it with a database of fatal police shootings from across the state, controlling for statistical variables like community income, rural-urban differences, racial makeup, and violent crime rates.
Re: Police killings more likely in agencies that get military gear, data shows
#8I can't read the article because of GDPR, but do they discuss whether police forces are more likely to request this gear if they are in a high crime area?
Here's a relevant quote from the article:
> The results paint a troubling picture: The more equipment a department receives, the more people are shot and killed, even after accounting for violent crime, race, income, drug use and population.
Personally my first thought was that police that were already predisposed to kill suspects are more likely to want the military gear. But it wouldn't surprise me if the effect works but ways.
Re: Police killings more likely in agencies that get military gear, data shows
#9> In Georgia alone, police departments and sheriff’s offices have received more than 2,700 military rifles, night vision goggles and laser gun sights, and literally hundreds of armored vehicles, including more than two dozen mine-resistant vehicles built to fight the war on terror abroad. How else will they protect themselves in the dangerous minefields of Atlanta? /s I’m glad someone has put together the data on thi…
The worst part about the police getting military gear is that the actual military has much stricter rules of engagement. With great power comes great responsibility.
Re: Police killings more likely in agencies that get military gear, data shows
#10> In Georgia alone, police departments and sheriff’s offices have received more than 2,700 military rifles, night vision goggles and laser gun sights, and literally hundreds of armored vehicles, including more than two dozen mine-resistant vehicles built to fight the war on terror abroad. How else will they protect themselves in the dangerous minefields of Atlanta? /s I’m glad someone has put together the data on thi…
Police in Georgia literally throw hand grenades into the cribs of sleeping babies and get away with it.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/ex-georgia-deputy-acqui...