German police shot and killed 16-year-old boy with a knife
westobserver.com
In a statement made by the Dortmund police, it was stated that the police were called to Holsteiner Street, where the 16-year-old teenager attacked the police with a knife. It was stated in the statement that the young man was seriously injured as a result of the use of guns by the police officers, and

multiple police officers fired several bullets at the kid who was wielding a knife. They just got tasers for that exact scenario. :acab-3:

  • Runcible [none/use name]
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    2 years ago

    "Among men of all races, ages 25 to 29, police killings are the sixth-leading cause of death, according to a study led by Frank Edwards of Rutgers University, with a total annual mortality risk of 1.8 deaths per 100,000 people"

    This is an article from 2019, I imagine things have gotten worse but not sure if that has happened by an amount that would change this.

    https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2019/08/08/police-shootings-are-leading-cause-death-young-american-men-new-research-shows/

    • WoofWoof91 [comrade/them]
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      2 years ago

      Our models predict that about 1 in 1,000 black men and boys will be killed by police over the life course

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