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[–]GConly 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

In the UK we have a very low rate of police dying on the job, and a very low rate of DIC (deaths in custody) compared to America. We can literally have years go by with no cops dying on the job. We've had oonly about 250 die since 1900. Adjusting for officer numbers its about 10 times higher in America.

[–]jet199 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I had one ex UK cop tell me that he was against being armed because US police are more likely to be shot and killed by a crazy and stupid colleague than by a criminal.