Quote:I guess I'm kind of baffled.  It isn't a competition.  I think that amount of deaths with our citizens should be a huge concern.  You can be pro cop and still think those numbers are staggering.  

 

In 2014, 127 cops died while on duty.  19 of those were from a heart attack.  2 were accidental.  That leave 106 for the year which is awful.  

 

 

Quote:I think with advancements in technology we are seeing they are a big part of the problem.  There is no main problem.  There are lots of ingredients that add up to a whole.  UK had someone killed once every 2 years.  We have had 3 deaths (roughly) every day.  We need to change the way we train our officers IMO.  You can't ignore those numbers.

 

Of course, there are culture issues as well.  The Eleventh Doctor also brought up relevant points about our culture.  No matter how you slice it, we have a killing problem here in America from the top down.  

 

You have taken a number and formed an opinion without actually understanding them. Have you determined how many of these police-involved shootings involved someone shooting at police? Stabbing police? Choking? Trying to drive over them?

 

It isn't a police problem with a little bit of issues from the public. It's the other way around. 

 

You can't compare the US to the UK and expect the same results. It's naive to do so.

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