Monday, June 8, 2020

Protests spread over police shootings. Police promised reforms. Every year, they still shoot nearly 1,000 people.

Protests spread over police shootings. Police promised reforms. Every year, they still shoot nearly 1,000 people.
" No nationwide data exists on how often police shoot and wound someone, or how often they fire and miss. And no comprehensive national data exists on how other kinds of force — like chokeholds or the use of batons or Tasers — are used."
https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/protests-spread-over-police-shootings-police-promised-reforms-every-year-they-still-shoot-nearly-1000-people/2020/06/08/5c204f0c-a67c-11ea-b473-04905b1af82b_story.html