COPS

I almost can't believe what I am typing.  I started thinking about this entry over a week ago - BEFORE the tragedy in Dallas.  It's one that I just can't keep up with - the statistics grow daily.

The question is:  How many people have been killed by police officers in the United States this year?  It seems to me that maybe 10 or 20 have hit the news that I recall.  According to The Guardian, the number has reached 574.  Yes, 574 people - killed by police officers - in the USA - this year.  

That 574 breaks down like this:  42 of unknown race or ethnicity; 10 Asian/Pacific Islanders; 13 Native Americans; 88 Hispanic/Latino; 140 Blacks; and 281 Whites.  Native Americans and Blacks are killed the most in relation to their numbers in the population (per capita). The killings are spread all over the country with the most in number and per capita in New Mexico, Colorado, Alabama and Arizona.

I have no idea if this situation has been the same - always or for years or just recently.  (The Washington Post says that the number for all of 2015 was 990 shot dead.)  No matter, something has to be done about it.  I want no police officers killed in the line of duty but, surely, we can reduce the number of citizens killed by them. . . can't we?
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