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dixiegrrrrl

(60,010 posts) Thu May 7, 2015, 08:02 PM May 2015

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Killed by police facts:

At least 400 people have been killed by U.S. police since January 1, 2015.

At least 50 people have been killed by U.S. police since #FreddieGray was #KilledByPolice in #Baltimore

At least 800 people have been killed by U.S. police since #MikeBrown was #KilledByPolice in #Ferguson

At least 900 people have been killed by U.S. police since #EricGarner was #KilledByPolice

http://www.killedbypolice.net/

Finally, check out this time lapse map of police killings over the last 16 months:

https://pbs.twimg.com/tweet_video/CEWoTEMWoAIID5k.mp4

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Killed by police facts: (Original Post) dixiegrrrrl May 2015 OP

...... daleanime May 2015 #1

Clearly guns in the wrong hands are a problem. L0oniX May 2015 #2

I hear you! nt etherealtruth May 2015 #4

. AuntPatsy May 2015 #3

Hmmmm...and some people want us to fear the "terrorists" A HERETIC I AM May 2015 #5

I'm left without words. 1monster May 2015 #6

Insane number isn't it? n/t dixiegrrrrl May 2015 #7

daleanime

(17,796 posts)

1. ......

Reply to dixiegrrrrl (Original post)

Thu May 7, 2015, 08:10 PM

May 2015

L0oniX

(31,493 posts)

2. Clearly guns in the wrong hands are a problem.

Reply to dixiegrrrrl (Original post)

Thu May 7, 2015, 08:11 PM

May 2015

I'm not sure there is such a thing as the right "hands".

etherealtruth

(22,165 posts)

4. I hear you! nt

Reply to L0oniX (Reply #2)

Thu May 7, 2015, 08:25 PM

May 2015

AuntPatsy

(9,904 posts)

3. .

Reply to dixiegrrrrl (Original post)

Thu May 7, 2015, 08:13 PM

May 2015

A HERETIC I AM

(24,368 posts)

5. Hmmmm...and some people want us to fear the "terrorists"

Reply to dixiegrrrrl (Original post)

Thu May 7, 2015, 08:28 PM

May 2015

Seems to me they are pretty easy to spot.

Badges, guns, clubs and radios with which to call similarly equipped individuals.

1monster

(11,012 posts)

6. I'm left without words.

Reply to dixiegrrrrl (Original post)

Thu May 7, 2015, 10:04 PM

May 2015

dixiegrrrrl

(60,010 posts)

7. Insane number isn't it? n/t

Reply to 1monster (Reply #6)

Thu May 7, 2015, 10:16 PM

May 2015

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