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“British police have fatally shot only one person wielding a knife since 2008—a hostage-taker… US police have fatally shot more than 575 people allegedly wielding blades… since 2013. Racism helps explain why African Americans… are particularly vulnerable to police."

Why Do American Cops Kill so Many Compared to European Cops? Why Do American Cops Kill so Many Compared to European Cops? Historic rates of fatal police shootings in Europe suggest that American police in 2014 were 18 times more lethal than Danish police and 100 times more lethal than Finnish police, plus they killed significantly more frequently than police in France, Sweden and other European countries. Historic rates of fatal police shootings in Europe suggest that American police in 2014 were 18 times more lethal than Danish police and 100 times more lethal than Finnish police, plus they killed significantly more frequently than police in France, Sweden and other European countries.
Why Do American Cops Kill so Many Compared to European Cops?
The Conversation
Hirschfield, Paul J.
25 November 2015
https://theconversation.com/why-do-american-cops-kill-so-many-compared-to-european-cops-49696
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