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I am no fan of police killing people, but misrepresented data really bugs me. These absolute figures ignore population size differences, which in the case of Australia is about 13 times lower.
It also ignores the working conditions for policemen. The number of policemen killed by the public across those countries shows a similar pattern.
People killed by police per 1mln citizens: US - 31, Can - 7, Aus - 4, UK - 0.4
Police killed by public per 1mln policemen: US - 740, Can - 360, Aus - 150, UK - 100
All of the above is completely blown out of the water by the number of people the US has killed abroad in it's forever wars. I guess the US is just a lot more relaxed about murder than other places?
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