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Title: In 2017, Nearly 100 Times More Americans Were Killed by Police Than Terrorists
Source: From The Trenches/FTP
URL Source: http://fromthetrenchesworldreport.c ... illed-police-terrorists/215125
Published: Jan 2, 2018
Author: Matt Agorist
Post Date: 2018-01-02 05:43:45 by Deckard
Keywords: None
Views: 5617
Comments: 49

In the United States, in 2017, according to the government data, eight events took place on American soil that were classified as acts of terrorism. The combined death toll from all eight terroristic acts in 2017 is 12. Twelve people were killed on American soil by other people attempting to make a political statement through an act of violence and yet we are told the threat of terror inside the United States is at an all-time high. Nothing could be further from the truth.  

However, there is another number that is particularly worrisome and it has to do with how many people American police have killed this year. As of the publishing of this article, the number of people who’ve been killed by police in 2017 is 1,184. This is nearly 100 times the number of people killed by terrorists inside the United States this year and yet the government and the media at large remain entirely silent on this violent epidemic.

While the shootings in Nevada and Texas were horrific and some of the deadliest to take place on American soil, they are not technically classified as terrorism as they were not carried out in the name of a political ideology. Even if we include the deaths from these mass shootings, police have still killed far more people than all the mass shooters in 2017 combined.

Our televisions and politicians constantly remind us of this essentially nonexistent terror threat while ignoring the very real threat from law enforcement. The victims of law enforcement are written off by society because their guilt is assumed and therefore they are dehumanized easily dismissed.

However, not a single one of these 1,184 people who were killed by police in 2017 had a chance to be proven guilty. What’s more, many of these victims were unarmed and innocent—some of them were even innocent children.

When the ostensible protectors of our even more ostensible freedoms are nearly 100 times more deadly than the people we are told “hate our freedoms,” something is definitely wrong.

Why is it that cops in America kill more people than any other civilized country? Do we have a higher crime rate?

The short answer is no. If we look at our neighbors across the pond in the United Kingdom, their total crimes per 1,000 citizens is 109.96. This is a whopping three times more than the United States whose total crimes per 1,000 is only 41.29.

However, police in England have only killed a total of 4 people in 2017. Cops in America have killed close to 300 times more than them. If this doesn’t say, ‘hey we have a problem,’ what does?

With only a few hours left in 2017, American cops have broken last year’s record of killings and show no signs of slowing down.

But America has a much larger population than England and therefore these numbers don’t equate, right? Wrong.

China, whose population is 4 and 1/2 times the size of the United States, hasn’t recorded a single killing by law enforcement officers in all of 2017.

In fact, more people were killed by American police in just the last four days than were killed in 2017 in Germany, England, Spain, Switzerland, and Iceland — combined.

If we look at the total for the year, American cops have killed more people in 2017 than the above countries have killed in decades.

It is also important to point out that US citizens aren’t attacking cops either as 2017 was one of the safest years for police officers in the last five decades. 

So why are police in America far deadlier than the rest of the world?

As the Free Thought Project has pointed out time and again, the lack of punishment police receive for brutality and killing seemingly encourages this violent and irresponsible behavior.

Police killings go unpunished because initial investigations are usually conducted by the police department where the alleged perpetrator works, because prosecutors have wide discretion over presenting charges, and because the use of force is not subject to international standards, according to a report out of Reuters.

Aside from the lack of punishment, the job description of a cop has changed drastically following the onset of the drug war. Police have morphed into a standing army using the same weaponry and tactical gear that can be found on the battlefield in one of the many countries occupied by the United States military. They are actively engaging otherwise entirely innocent and peaceful citizens in this war on drugs which makes the people the enemy.

The overwhelming majority of police brutality cases stem from the war on drugs. When so many people are tasked with finding and prosecuting those in possession of a substance deemed illegal by the state, the interactions become more frequent and less cordial. If we end that, we get the state out of the private lives of most individuals. This will only serve to lessen the scope of police harassment, in turn lessening the instance of brutality and killings.

We can look at the prohibition of alcohol and the subsequent mafia crime wave that ensued as a result.

Criminal gangs form to protect sales territory and supply lines. They then monopolize the control of the constant demand. Their entire operation is dependent upon police arresting people for drugs as it creates a monopoly on distribution for those willing to break the law. However, the illegality of drug possession and use is what keeps the low-level users and dealers in and out of the court systems—feeding the prison-industrial complex while fostering the police state.

This revolving door of creating and processing criminals also fosters the phenomenon known as Recidivism. Recidivism is a fundamental concept of criminal justice that shows the tendency of those who are processed into the system and the likelihood of future criminal behavior.

The War on Drugs creates criminals every single minute of every single day. The system is set up in such a way that it fans the flames of violent crime by essentially building a factory that turns out violent criminals. And when cops respond to situations, their training teaches them to treat everyone like they are one of these violent criminals.

The system knows this too.

When drugs are legalized, gang violence drops — drastically. Not only does it have a huge effect on the localized gangs in America, but the legalization of drugs is crippling to the violent foreign drug cartels too. This is the reason Norway just moved to decriminalize all drugs.

Until Americans educate themselves on the cause of this violence, uninformed and corrupt lawmakers will continue to focus on controlling the symptoms.

We will see more senseless killings and more innocent lives stripped of opportunity by getting entangled in the system. It is high time we #End the Drug War and retrain police to see the American public as a friend—and not an enemy.

Free Thought Project

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#1. To: Deckard (#0)

We will see more senseless killings and more innocent lives stripped of opportunity by getting entangled in the system. It is high time we #End the Drug War

Fear propaganda for the AGENDA of legal drugs.

GrandIsland  posted on  2018-01-02   7:40:40 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  


#2. To: GrandIsland (#1)

In fact, more people were killed by American police in just the last four days than were killed in 2017 in Germany, England, Spain, Switzerland, and Iceland — combined.

If we look at the total for the year, American cops have killed more people in 2017 than the above countries have killed in decades.

It is also important to point out that US citizens aren’t attacking cops either as 2017 was one of the safest years for police officers in the last five decades. 

Deckard  posted on  2018-01-02   8:38:03 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  


#7. To: Deckard, GrandIsland (#2)

It is also important to point out ...
It is of the utmost importance to note that you neglected to point out the crime rate and the percentage of gun ownership in the European countries you mentioned. That is an absolute necessity if we are to make a valid comparison and not be swayed by your totall biased and partially complete data.
In 2017, Nearly 100 Times More Americans Were Killed by Police Than Terrorists
I will now give you another insignificant fact you may add to your repertoire and file for future reference.
In 2017, 99.748428 times more Americans were killed in auto accidents than were the people in Topo.

The people in the US own 795 motor vehicles per 1000....while the people in Togo own 2 motor vehicles per 1000.

You will no doubt fail to see the importance of comparing the number of Americans killed by police when compared to some European countries.... and the relativity of comparing the number of Americans killed in auto accidents with those killed by auto accidents in Togo.

But study on it for a while....and it may come to you.

Gatlin  posted on  2018-01-02   16:10:44 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  


#9. To: Gatlin (#7)

the relativity of comparing the number of Americans killed in auto accidents with those killed by auto accidents in Togo.

The article isn't about auto accidents Parsons.

America has a much larger population than England and therefore these numbers don’t equate, right? Wrong.

China, whose population is 4 and 1/2 times the size of the United States, hasn’t recorded a single killing by law enforcement officers in all of 2017.

In fact, more people were killed by American police in just the last four days than were killed in 2017 in Germany, England, Spain, Switzerland, and Iceland — combined.

If we look at the total for the year, American cops have killed more people in 2017 than the above countries have killed in decades.

It is also important to point out that US citizens aren’t attacking cops either as 2017 was one of the safest years for police officers in the last five decades. 

Deckard  posted on  2018-01-02   16:27:29 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  


#13. To: Deckard (#9)

China whose population is 4 and 1/2 times the size of the United States, hasn’t recorded a single killing by law enforcement officers in all of 2017.
You mean the Chinese government hasn’t REPORTED a single killing by law enforcement officers in all of 2017, right? Of course that’s right.

Rather than report police activity to the outside world, the Chinese government is much too busy building their big data policing platforms that collect and analyze extraordinary amounts of citizens’ personal information. Their governmental abusive “Police Cloud” system actually tracks and predicts the entire scope of activities by all activists, dissidents, and ethnic minorities.

China has no protections for the privacy rights against their massive state surveillance system. China is a true POLICE STATE of the first order and you dare to try a point out ONE single aspect where they are better than America based on totally unverifiable data.

New year – and you still are a gullible idiot.

Gatlin  posted on  2018-01-02   18:36:15 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  


#16. To: Gatlin (#13) (Edited)

...the Chinese government is much too busy building their big data policing platforms that collect and analyze extraordinary amounts of citizens’ personal information.

Right - like fed.gov here is not?

Deckard  posted on  2018-01-02   19:49:01 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  


#18. To: Deckard (#16)

...the Chinese government is much too busy building their big data policing platforms that collect and analyze extraordinary amounts of citizens’ personal information.

Right - like we're not?

Right - not anything on the massive scale and sophisticated degree as China.

Gatlin  posted on  2018-01-02   20:00:05 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  


#26. To: Gatlin (#18)

...the Chinese government is much too busy building their big data policing platforms that collect and analyze extraordinary amounts of citizens’ personal information.

Right - like we're not?

Right - not anything on the massive scale and sophisticated degree as China.

Good grief - what a naive sheep you are.

Deckard  posted on  2018-01-03   7:10:14 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  


#27. To: Deckard (#26) (Edited)

Good grief - what a naive sheep you are.

Not by any reason, means, even a long shot or any stretch of the imagination....can I to be considered naive.

What you see but refuse to recognize is that I simply have the experience, wisdom, judgment and straightforward analytical style to see through all the lies and propaganda in your daily posts while you for some unknown reason cannot.

I can totally reject the attempted use of sophisticated artistic techniques by the pseudo journalists....all of which are used to produce shit posing as legitimate journalism. These pseudo journalists make their efforts typically using loaded yet explosive and sympathy producing words with the resemblance of a child’s vivid working fantasy in bright colors with little or no perspective.

So, because I am no fear monger the same as you to spread this yellow journalism and that I don’t shit my pants the same as you in petrified amazement while reading this yellow journalism....you decide to call me naïve.

That’s fine and you may do that. While all the time you will continue to believe the trashy shit some erroneously call journalism you spread....and all the while I will continue to relax here in beautiful Scottsdale to enjoy this glorious spring-like day.

Gatlin  posted on  2018-01-03   8:33:47 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  


#28. To: Gatlin (#27)

Whatever you say Parsons - there is no mass surveillance of citizens in police state Amerika.

Effing moron!

Deckard  posted on  2018-01-03   9:16:22 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  


#29. To: Deckard (#28)

Whatever you say ...
Now you got it....just see that you hold onto it.
... there is no mass surveillance of citizens in police state Amerika.
I stand to correct you in that there is no evidence of mass surveillance of citizens in America.
Effing moron!
Ah....a malicious label you gratuitously award on me simply because I don’t buy into and believe the bullshit you continually put out.

Gatlin  posted on  2018-01-03   9:31:18 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  


#30. To: Gatlin (#29) (Edited)

there is no evidence of mass surveillance of citizens in America.

Unreal! I'd post the links to sites that will prove you are a liar, but we all know you don't care much for facts, do you Parsons?

Oh well - here goes anyways - the government has ADMITTED that it spies on Americans.

NSA Spying

The US government, with assistance from major telecommunications carriers including AT&T, has engaged in massive, illegal dragnet surveillance of the domestic communications and communications records of millions of ordinary Americans since at least 2001.

Secret government documents, published by the media in 2013, confirm the NSA obtains full copies of everything that is carried along major domestic fiber optic cable networks.  In June 2013, the media, led by the Guardian and Washington Post started publishing a series of articles, along with full government documents, that have confirmed much of what was reported in 2005 and 2006 and then some.

The reports showed- and the government later admitted — that the government is mass collecting phone metadata of all US customers under the guise of the Patriot Act.

Moreover, the media reports confirm that the government is collecting and analyzing the content of communications of foreigners talking to persons inside the United States, as well as collecting much more, without a probable cause warrant. Finally, the media reports confirm the “upstream” collection off of the fiberoptic cables that Mr. Klein first revealed in 2006.

Do some frickin' homework before you spout your ignorance.

NSA admits to years of illegal searches on Americans

James Clapper Finally Admitted the NSA Used PRISM to Spy on US Citizens

Deckard  posted on  2018-01-03   10:05:50 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  


#32. To: Deckard (#30)

Unreal! I'd post the links to sites that will prove you are a liar .....
Unreal....eh?

What is real is that you post links to sites loaded with invalidated information.

And you invariably continue to blindly accept the untrusted input from those sources as you cherry pick sources that agree with you as a means to support your agenda....while you completely disregard sources with important contradictory points.

Deckard, you are a proven devious and unethical asshole in that you neglect the important task of detecting untrustworthy information when such information usually indicates critical, unusual, or suspicious activities.

You really need to address the problem you have of fusing untrustworthy reports that more times than not use “unnamed” sources. Using unnamed sources and leaked information is beleaguered with ethical and legal perils and yet you place blind trust in it.

Why is that ...

Gatlin  posted on  2018-01-03   12:09:05 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  


#41. To: Gatlin (#32)

What is real is that you post links to sites loaded with invalidated information.

Good grief - the fact is that NSA spies on American citizens has been validated and verified and admitted by the effing government themselves, and still you deny this fact.

WTF is wrong with you man?

Deckard  posted on  2018-01-04   1:59:10 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  


#47. To: Deckard (#41)

... the fact is that NSA spies on [SOME] American citizens [FOR LAWFUL REASONS] has been validated and verified ...

You and TFTP are using the same playbook.

You intentionally leave out IMPORTANT parts of the information you callously present in order to intentionally and maliciously make it appear to be something really bad and grossly threatening.

Devious ASSHOLES....the WHOLE lot of YOU, one and all.

WTF is wrong with you man?

Nothing that I can’t handle....while effectively dealing with the deviously lying bastard that you are.

Gatlin  posted on  2018-01-04   11:47:00 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  


#48. To: Gatlin (#47)

... the fact is that NSA spies on [SOME] American citizens [FOR LAWFUL REASONS] has been validated and verified ..

Good grief! You really are a government shill, aren't you? Lawful reasons? Like you mean without a warrant?

The US government, with assistance from major telecommunications carriers including AT&T, has engaged in massive, illegal dragnet surveillance of the domestic communications and communications records of millions of ordinary Americans since at least 2001.

Which agency do you work for Parsons?

Maybe read some more fed.gov propaganda while you're at it quisling.

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#49. To: Deckard (#48)

... the fact is that NSA spies on [SOME] American citizens [FOR LAWFUL REASONS] has been validated and verified ..

Good grief! You really are a government shill, aren't you? Lawful reasons? Like you mean without a warrant?

Nope. I am no government shill, I am just little ole me....keeping you straight by making your posts reflect truthful informatoin with my posted clarifications.

Good grief! No one ever said without a warrant until you just brought it up out of the clear blue sky....no scratch that....out of your ass.

The US government, with assistance from major telecommunications carriers including AT&T, has engaged in massive, illegal dragnet surveillance of the domestic communications and communications records of millions of ordinary Americans since at least 2001.
You don’t know that and you cannot prove that. All you can do, but intentionally neglected to do, is show that you copied that sentence from here....another one of your propaganda ridden anti-government trash sites. And they can’t even prove it and make no attempt to do so. All they did was quote ”news reports in December 2005.”
Which agency do you work for Parsons?
None at the present, but I did once while proudly serving as an Officer in the United States Air Force.
Maybe read some more fed.gov propaganda while you're at it quisling.
No need to read propaganda when truth is so readily available. Remember, “truth is truth wherever you find it” and truth is SO EASY to find. All you need do is look for it....try doing so.

Gatlin  posted on  2018-01-04 13:07:08 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  


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