Call me a bleeding heart liberal, but I don’t think that you should be shot snd killed for not complying with the police. This is REALLY fucked up.pic.twitter.com/sdmTtNG6hM
Epidemiologist. Writer (Guardian, Observer etc). "Well known research trouble-maker". PhDing at @UoW Host of @senscipod Email gidmk.healthnerd@gmail.com he/him
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Call me a bleeding heart liberal, but I don’t think that you should be shot snd killed for not complying with the police. This is REALLY fucked up.pic.twitter.com/sdmTtNG6hM
My super-quick analysis shows that in Australia, with 63,000 police officers and ~1 death by assault per year, the rate is roughly 2 per 100k. In America, with 64 deaths and 700k officers, the rate is 9 per 100k Wonder what could be the difference between the two places?
I remember the shock I thought as a teenager when I learned that not all cops carry handguns or rifles. Are cops armed in Australia?
They are (depending on state), but the citizenry isn't
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