NEW: We just released a report examining fatal police shootings during the COVID-19 pandemic. As of June 30, 2020, police officers fatally shot 511 people this year.http://aclu.org/policeshootingreport …
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Because of stay-at-home orders, social distancing requirements, and police department policies advising officers to initiate fewer investigative contacts, people might have expected fewer fatal police shootings in 2020 relative to years past. That’s not the case.
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Fatal shootings by police are so routine that even during a national pandemic — despite far fewer people traveling outside and police departments reducing contact with the public — cops have continued to fatally shoot people at the same rate so far this year as 2015-2019.
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During a pandemic that disproportionately impacts communities of color, Black, Indigenous, and Latinx people are STILL more likely than white people to be killed by police.
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Our new report provides a comprehensive set of recommendations centered on reinvesting in community-based services that are better suited to respond to actual community needs and reducing police interactions.
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