Originally Posted by
John
Of the 1,129 people, 92% were killed by police shootings. Tasers, physical force, and police vehicles accounted for most other deaths.
Most killings began with police responding to suspected non-violent offenses or cases where no crime was reported. 87 people were killed after police stopped them for a traffic violation.
Officers were charged with a crime in only 12 of these cases.
Police recruits spend 7 times as many hours training to shoot than they do training to de-escalate situations.