Quote:I agree that statistics can be used to create an agenda. That's why it's important to try and follow or understand the methodology used to analyize the figures that are presented. These sources don't say whether the homocides were justified. It just shows the number of police deaths compared to other first world nations.

 

Yet does nothing to explain that they are comparing apples and oranges.

 

"Per capita" does not factor the rate of crime commission nor does it even begin to touch on attitudes towards police (rate of resistance/violence against police.)

 

Nor does it consider arrest rates vs crimes committed (how many committed crimes are actually attempted to be stopped.)  What's broken most, that I see, is the treatment of our police by criminals (and attitudes of those who would shield or excuse criminal behavior and blame it on a "system.")  The system broken most, in fact, are the neighborhoods that foster that behavior and attitudes.

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