States where police killed the most civilians in 2015 – Heading into an election year, the candidates have already started up the lie and false promise machines and the key issues are starting to rear their ugly heads once again.
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In many recent polls, economic issues and the state of government itself have ranked among the most important American priorities heading into 2016. The economic issues are obvious, the country is several trillion dollars in debt and unfortunately, no matter how optimistic some democrats pretend to be, the end isn’t in sight. The spending and dishonesty that has defined Barack Obama’s presidency has made many Americans unprecedentedly distrustful of their government.
One of the factors that has influenced this phenomenon is the increased militarization of police. While this is not something controlled directly at the federal level, police wherever they may be, showing up to a scene in full body armor, with automatic rifles and armored vehicles has created a feeling in some communities that government has turned on the people. Obviously, there are plenty of others who see cops as heroes and see the militarization of police as a step in the direction of public safety. On the topic of police, along with the issue of militarization, there is the issue of use of force, which has been documented as being used vastly more in the United States than other first world countries. After killing over 1,100 people throughout the United States in 2014, the numbers are looking just slightly higher so far in 2015. Here are the states whose police have killed the most people so far this year. These numbers are accurate as of July 22nd, 2015.
10. Colorado: 16
The state of Colorado ranks tenth in both the number of people killed and those killed per capita, with a total of 16 out of just over 5,000,000. On top of that, their police do not seem to mess around. In other states, as you will see, some suspects die in custody, some of taser mishaps and others from police vehicle accidents. In Colorado though, so far in 2015, all 16 of those killed by cops have been killed with firearms.
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