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Savannahmann

(3,891 posts)
20. OK, what part is BS?
Thu Dec 11, 2014, 09:44 AM
Dec 2014

Is the NY TImes article about the report from the Justice Department BS? http://www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf/2014/12/cleveland_police_too_quick_to_use.html

Nope, it's not. Is the extrapolation in that report that proposes that even if the Cleveland rate is cut by well over half, and set nationwide we would be talking about millions of incidents of intimidation?

Here's a map where people combing the news try and get a handle on how many cases there are of excessive force.

http://www.targetmap.com/viewer.aspx?reportId=6469

That is from 2010, and you'll see a lot of things on that map. So I don't think it's an exaggeration to say that we have a problem. Nor do I think you can claim that millions of people being intimidated is BS.

Perhaps you mean that the Police have a far safer job than many others is the BS according to you. Well, that is from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, and there have been many news stories about it. Police never end up in the top ten.

http://www.bankrate.com/finance/personal-finance/10-most-dangerous-jobs-us-1.aspx

http://www.forbes.com/sites/jacquelynsmith/2013/08/22/americas-10-deadliest-jobs-2/

The 10 Deadliest Jobs:

1. Logging workers
2. Fishers and related fishing workers
3. Aircraft pilot and flight engineers
4. Roofers
5. Structural iron and steel workers
6. Refuse and recyclable material collectors
7. Electrical power-line installers and repairers
8. Drivers/sales workers and truck drivers
9. Farmers, ranchers, and other agricultural managers
10. Construction laborers


So what exactly was BS? I'd be interested to hear your answer. Because I've now addressed the reasoning behind every statement I've made, and while I expect you to ignore it, it's here for the edification of yourself, and anyone else who wishes to know the truth.
kind of a passive aggressive post there Kali Dec 2014 #1
seriously uppityperson Dec 2014 #2
It is a great story but the op made an attempt to make it about something else. NCTraveler Dec 2014 #22
I have a problem with your silly framing. Schema Thing Dec 2014 #3
One of the side effects of wars is learning how to put people back together. LeftyMom Dec 2014 #4
Someone has passive aggressive issues... Katashi_itto Dec 2014 #5
Medical supplies are always appreciated...armored tanks w/ battering rams, not so much. AzDar Dec 2014 #6
I agree with the OP. Jenoch Dec 2014 #7
There has to be seeing how there are about 900,000 peace officers in the US. EX500rider Dec 2014 #11
Well the Justice Department seems to think it's that bad. Savannahmann Dec 2014 #14
B.S. Jenoch Dec 2014 #17
OK, what part is BS? Savannahmann Dec 2014 #20
Is that special coating some of the special stuff allegedly grown from circumcised baby flesh? Trillo Dec 2014 #8
QuickClot? Action_Patrol Dec 2014 #9
I have a problem with the logistics of the thing jmowreader Dec 2014 #10
It's a lot cheaper if you get the "sport" pack. Savannahmann Dec 2014 #13
Do you seriously not understand what "militarization of the police" means? uppityperson Dec 2014 #12
Ok, I'm going to help out here my friend. Savannahmann Dec 2014 #15
QuikClot saved Gabby Giffords' life - stopping blood flow at scene to avoid cardiac arrest Justice Dec 2014 #16
........ steve2470 Dec 2014 #18
first time I've ever heard of that stuff being called "combat gauze" eShirl Dec 2014 #19
It's the name Action_Patrol Dec 2014 #21
Just to be clear you are comparing RadiationTherapy Dec 2014 #23
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