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Title: "War on Cops" Debunked: Police Killings Lower Since Last Year, in Steady Decline for 3 Decades
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Information Liberation
URL Source: http://www.informationliberation.com/?id=52111
Published: Sep 2, 2015
Author: Justin Gardner
Post Date: 2015-09-03 11:03:48 by Deckard
Keywords: None
Views: 829
Comments: 22
As a manhunt continues for the killers of an Illinois police officer, certain media outlets are using it to contrive disinformation in the faux political debate of MSM. Yesterday, Fox News stated "a rise in shootings of law enforcement officers" when reporting on the manhunt.
"War on police" is the new slogan, and no rhetoric is more theatrical than that of Sheriff David Clarke, who is making regular appearances on the infotainment channel. Fox News’ token friend is suggesting there is an epidemic of police killings spurred by Obama's war on police."I am too pissed off tonight to be diplomatic with what's going on, and I'm not going to stick my head in the sand about it. I said last December, war had been declared on the American police officer led by some high-profile people, one of them coming out of the White House, and one coming out of the United State Department of Justice. And it's open season right now."
This is the same person who said "if there is anything that needs to be straightened out in this country, it is the subculture that has risen out of the underclass in the American ghetto."
Clarke fails to mention that the government's War on Drugs bears a large responsibility for creating and perpetuating the American ghetto.
After the McKinney, TX pool party savagery of Officer Eric Casebolt, Bill O'Reilly tried to pass blame to the victims, saying that some news outlets are "hammering American police agencies over and over again. Rioting and looting are big stories, and all the carnage is now filtering down to young Americans, influencing how some of them interact with police."
O'Reilly must have missed the constant reports of unarmed people being murdered by police with no provocation, which just maybe had something to do with the "big stories"¦filtering down to young Americans."
Notwithstanding Clarke's ignorance of the drug war's effects and O'Reilly's approval of police brutality, there is a much more significant fact they should consider before proceeding with the show.
Police killings have decreased over the past three decades, and 2015 is on track to be lower than last year and lower than the current decadal average. "Firearms-related fatalities among law enforcement officers have decreased each decade since the 1970s, according to the memorial fund's data. In the 1970s, an average of 127 officers were killed with guns annually. That dropped to an average of 87 officers a year in the 1980s. Last year, firearms deaths rose from 32 officers in 2013 to 50 in 2014 -- a 56 percent increase, but still below this decade's average of 53 officers a year." – Center for Investigative Reporting
The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund tracks this data, and 2015 is looking to be a relatively safe year for cops in the multi-year context. As of September 1st, there were 25 firearms-related fatalities among law enforcement officers (2 were killed by accidental discharge of their firearms).
Contrast this with the 161 unarmed civilians killed so far this year by police, according to The Guardian's data. As far as we know, a total of 779 people have been killed by US police to date, although some of these were likely justified self-defense.
Interestingly, the highest number of police killed in the line of duty – 300 – occurred in 1930 at the height of prohibition. Also, police fatalities ramped up to 200 the same year that Nixon declared the War on Drugs. Without a doubt, any unprovoked murder of another human being is an atrocious act. Police and citizens alike have the right and the duty to live and let live. Murdering police officers is the absolute wrong way to achieve anything.
At the same time, we cannot allow mainstream media talking heads to divert us from truth in the struggle for freedom. There is no "war on police," and there is no rise in police killings if you look past two weeks.
There is, however, a collective realization of the brutality of the American police state. There is peaceful opposition to the rampant militarization of law enforcement. There is awareness of the burgeoning surveillance state.
Those few who carry out murder on police, dwindling with each passing decade, do not represent the growing mass of peaceful protesters armed with information and a passion for freedom.
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#1. To: Deckard (#0)
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7 killed in a 10 days span Find me any year in past history where more cops were killed AMBUSH STYLE. Leave it to you to YELLA how awesome criminals are 24/7... and how safe cops are as of lately. You'll stoop to any disingenuous article to sell your drugs. I'm the infidel... Allah warned you about. كافر المسلح
Your own article rebukes your premise. Cops are to a point of leaving the black areas to themselves and black deaths are skyrocketing. Thats black on black crime to the feeble minded. So the way to keep officers from being murdered is to make sure they do not enter black areas. Great what are the good black people suppose to do? You guys are kinda mentally fucked up.
Uh - read it again badge bunny. "Firearms-related fatalities among law enforcement officers have decreased each decade since the 1970s, according to the memorial fund's data. In the 1970s, an average of 127 officers were killed with guns annually. That dropped to an average of 87 officers a year in the 1980s. Last year, firearms deaths rose from 32 officers in 2013 to 50 in 2014 -- a 56 percent increase, but still below this decade's average of 53 officers a year." – Center for Investigative Reporting ****** There is no war on cops - Unless of course you believe the government controlled parrots at FAUX News. In a Cop Culture, the Bill of Rights Doesn’t Amount to Much GI is right about multiple ambush-style killings of cops and the attendant social media approval of their acts and the street mobs chanting violent anti-police slogans. I would say the Sixties was more anti-police than today. Weather Underground and Black Panthers engaged in constant anti-police agitation and plots to kill police. But we have seen a recent rise in similar activity during the Obama era. Just how many of these incidents would it take before you admit there is a rise of organized anti-police rhetoric and related violence? This issue is separate from police killings of civilians or no-knock-raids-gone-bad, of which we admittedly have far too many from badly run PDs across the country.
Then black communities will have to speak up. Or change their voting habits at the ballot box.
Clearly reading English is a second language. Increase is an increase. That fact that these are execution due to asshates and their BS propaganda's makes it worse than the everyday crap officers have to deal with. Cops being murdered should go down year after year as police training and public awareness is increased. Almost all of the spew about cops murdering blacks is bs. Michael Brown has only his self to blame. That dude in Dallas on all kinds of drugs has only his self to blame. That kid in Arlington has only his self to blame. When all is put out Freddie Gray will be a self inflected death of stupidity. All the deaths attributed to police abuse are in fact stupid people dying because of their own action. Most of those will have some kinda drug influence.
And others who are dumb enough or desperate enough to be in that community.
Valid. But it does not diminish the BP's openly declaring war on cops. That I believe they will regret, and rightly so. Si vis pacem, para bellum
Yeah, they do have a decision to make. 1. They can move. 2. Since they know who the bad apples in their neighborhoods are, they could preemptively "take out the trash" themselves. Si vis pacem, para bellum
There is just something odd here. To have nothing at this point is just strange IMHO.
Not so much considering how long it took to kill/capture that escaped pair of convicts in NY state some months back.
Not so much considering how long it took to kill/capture that escaped pair of convicts in NY state some months back. Thats my point. The prison escape was well planed with inside help.
Their accomplice, the woman who wanted her husband dead (at least initially), abandoned them, leaving them no easy exit from the area. They managed to hide in seasonal homes for weeks or they would have been caught much sooner. You have to wonder a bit about the three suspects, two white, one black. Is this maybe some organized drug cartel, possibly with biker gang involvement? In that case, they would have allies to help them lie low locally or escape the area entirely. And the cops knew exactly who the two escaped convicts were and had multiple photos to circulate. So I'm not surprised these three have eluded capture. Not at all.
I just pulled up the map. These guys are in Chicago by now. Probably from Chicago. They may never find out who did it. But with the age of cameras everywhere they must have video somewhere. It will take the fbi to figure this one out.
Can you compile a list with links. I think that is order if you are up to it. That's A LOT of coincidence....7 dead in 10 days. Surely has nothing to do with the Black Panthers calling for Black people to murder cops./s "The grass withers, the flower fades, But the word of our God stands forever.”"---Isaiah 40:8
Get out of town, badge worshiper.
"Firearms-related fatalities among law enforcement officers have decreased each decade since the 1970s, according to the memorial fund's data. In the 1970s, an average of 127 officers were killed with guns annually. That dropped to an average of 87 officers a year in the 1980s. Last year, firearms deaths rose from 32 officers in 2013 to 50 in 2014 -- a 56 percent increase, but still below this decade's average of 53 officers a year." – Center for Investigative Reporting So the author is basically saying we have to wait another decade to see this 'blip on the screen.' "The grass withers, the flower fades, But the word of our God stands forever.”"---Isaiah 40:8
Get out of town, badge worshiper. I am not a badge worshiper shit for brains. I got no problem with police being arrested for actual crimes committed. But im sure any dead police is day for you to celebrate? You can tell by the outpouring of people from that area this was a good cop to the real people of America!
Good cops normally don't get press coverage, so I'll give you that, badge worshiper.
OMG is that suppose to piss me off? LOL A good man was murdered. Badge or no badge. That piss me off. When good men die its a sad day and when shitty people die its like seeing a dead animal on the road. I think to my self I hope someone comes and cleans up the mess before the children have to see it.
"Ten Days, Seven Fallen Officers These seven law enforcement officers are among many killed in the line of duty every year. By FEROZE DHANOA (Patch National Staff) August 31, 2015" I'm the infidel... Allah warned you about. كافر المسلح
Just remember, you are debating with a Commie Sanders lover. Not Colonel Sanders... but COMMIE Sanders. Fred is like a straight Meguro... If he's straight. There are a few libtards here... they post in packs and defend each other. I'm the infidel... Allah warned you about. كافر المسلح
"War on Cops" Debunked
#2. To: Deckard (#0)
. Last year, firearms deaths rose from 32 officers in 2013 to 50 in 2014
#3. To: Justified (#2)
Your own article rebukes your premise.
“Truth is treason in the empire of lies.” - Ron Paul
Americans who have no experience with, or knowledge of, tyranny believe that only terrorists will experience the unchecked power of the state. They will believe this until it happens to them, or their children, or their friends.
Paul Craig Roberts
#4. To: Deckard, GrandIsland (#3)
There is no war on cops - Unless of course you believe the government controlled parrots at FAUX News.
#5. To: Justified (#2)
Cops are to a point of leaving the black areas to themselves and black deaths are skyrocketing. Thats black on black crime to the feeble minded.
#6. To: Deckard (#3)
deaths rose from 32 officers in 2013 to 50 in 2014 -- a 56 percent increase,
#7. To: TooConservative (#5)
Then black communities will have to speak up. Or change their voting habits at the ballot box.
#8. To: TooConservative (#4)
" This issue is separate from police killings of civilians or no-knock-raids-gone-bad, of which we admittedly have far too many from badly run PDs across the country. "
#9. To: Justified (#2)
" So the way to keep officers from being murdered is to make sure they do not enter black areas. Great what are the good black people suppose to do?
#10. To: all (#0)
As a manhunt continues for the killers of an Illinois police officer,
#11. To: Justified (#10)
There is just something odd here. To have nothing at this point is just strange IMHO.
#12. To: TooConservative (#11)
There is just something odd here. To have nothing at this point is just strange IMHO.
#13. To: Justified (#12)
Thats my point. The prison escape was well planed with inside help.
#14. To: TooConservative (#13)
#15. To: GrandIsland (#1)
7 killed in a 10 days span
#16. To: Justified (#14)
It will take the fbi to figure this one out.
#17. To: Deckard, Justified (#3)
Uh - read it again badge bunny.
#18. To: Fred Mertz (#16)
It will take the fbi to figure this one out.
#19. To: Justified (#18)
You can tell by the outpouring of people from that area this was a good cop to the real people of America!
#20. To: Fred Mertz (#19)
so I'll give you that, badge worshiper.
#21. To: redleghunter (#15)
#22. To: Justified (#18)
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