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It was HRDAG.
Different group



Well I stand corrected, so sue me.



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It’d be tidy if that were the final word — but it isn’t. On Wednesday, researchers who specialize in estimating unreported violent deaths issued a critique of the report. Based on their team’s experience in Syria, Guatemala and other conflict zones, they argued that the true number of killings is probably even higher than the new, higher range of estimates by BJS.



Anyone comparing US police shootings to unreported deaths in Syria and Guatemala is at the least a bit dramatic, at the most disingenuous.

Police shootings are HEAVILY reported in all forms of media, in addition to being (eventually) subject to open records laws. It's a correlation and data collection problem, not some kind of cover-up.

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You are rather quick to casually dismiss any reports that are critical of LEO.



I don't dismiss reports, I just call bullshit when others won't.

I'm the first to be critical when there is an actual incident that deserves it.

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It’d be tidy if that were the final word — but it isn’t. On Wednesday, researchers who specialize in estimating unreported violent deaths issued a critique of the report. Based on their team’s experience in Syria, Guatemala and other conflict zones, they argued that the true number of killings is probably even higher than the new, higher range of estimates by BJS.



Anyone comparing US police shootings to unreported deaths in Syria and Guatemala is at the least a bit dramatic, at the most disingenuous.



I do not think you understand. It is not comparing the situations to each other directly. It is comparing the means of statistical analysis employed when data is imperfect. You are right, it is not a cover-up, it is poor data collection. That can be remedied by using the right statistical analysis. If you read and understand the entire article (and have some basic understanding of statistics) you will understand this.
"What if there were no hypothetical questions?"

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Ummm..........
I do, and there is political undercurrent to the article.

That is my main point.

I could lecture you on the Uniform Offense Reporting system the feds already have in place for crime reporting.

All police shootings are reported using this system. IMHO all it would take is a specific criteria created for LEO involved shootings.

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You are rather quick to casually dismiss any reports that are critical of LEO.



That's because the police are good and trustworthy, and it's offensive to suggest otherwise.

The people that police the police are biased, politically motivated and dishonest, as any reasonable person can see.
Do you want to have an ideagasm?

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You are rather quick to casually dismiss any reports that are critical of LEO.



That's because the police are good and trustworthy, and it's offensive to suggest otherwise.

The people that police the police are biased, politically motivated and dishonest, as any reasonable person can see.

So they are scientists working on AWG. Gotcha.
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Ummm..........
I do, and there is political undercurrent to the article.

That is my main point.

I could lecture you on the Uniform Offense Reporting system the feds already have in place for crime reporting.

All police shootings are reported using this system. IMHO all it would take is a specific criteria created for LEO involved shootings.



You can lecture me all you want on that database. The feds just said that they don't have a way to accurately count that number and used statistical techniques to come up with a new estimate, which was double the previous admitted number. That's the feds own reporting. You can call that political all you want.

This article is merely an analysis of the statistical methods used to arrive at the new estimate. If you want to argue with math and call it politics then have at it.
"What if there were no hypothetical questions?"

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Here's one that should be charged with M2.
Wow.



"...a 137-shot barrage by officers...
Investigators eventually concluded that neither Russell nor Williams had a gun."


:S
WTH is only one of the cops being charged???
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I would hazard a bet that the two suspects were already dead by the time he got up on the hood to finish them off.

The two suspects didn't help matters when they kept trying to drive after being surrounded by cruisers and cops on the ground.

That said, if one cop felt he was about to get hit by the car, he was justified in opening fire. But damn... over 100 bullets hit the car.
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The Ocala Police Department is mourning the loss of one of its officers tonight. at.wftv.com/1DUNC9z


Officer Jared Forsyth was accidentally shot during firearms training this afternoon. The police chief says a bullet discharged when another officer was unloading his weapon.


Not your usual police shooting.
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And another. This one so blatant they can't whitewash it.

www.usatoday.com/story/news/2015/04/07/charges-in-sc-police-shooting/25430473/



no attempt to whitewash, all cop shootings are investigated by the state law enforcement agency, SLED, the facts were quickly reviewed, the cop was fired, arrested and charged with murder

it took 2-3 days but the shooting was on the weekend, a quick action by SLED

the governor and mayor came out strong, "this isn't what SC is about, this won't be tolerated"

unfortunately there are bad cops everywhere
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***And another. This one so blatant they can't whitewash it.

www.usatoday.com/story/news/2015/04/07/charges-in-sc-police-shooting/25430473/



no attempt to whitewash, all cop shootings are investigated by the state law enforcement agency, SLED, the facts were quickly reviewed, the cop was fired, arrested and charged with murder

it took 2-3 days but the shooting was on the weekend, a quick action by SLED

the governor and mayor came out strong, "this isn't what SC is about, this won't be tolerated"

unfortunately there are bad cops everywhere

Maybe you should investigate further. The police story was quite different until the video came out and contradicted it. Without the video this would have been just another whitewash.
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