Michael Brown was no angel, and that's proof enough that cops have never shot anyone unarmed in the back.

  • zifnab25 [he/him, any]
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    2 years ago

    Worth noting that George Floyd wouldn't be counted in this statistic because he wasn't "shot and killed by police". Same with Sandra Blande, who was found hanged in her jail cell. Nor Daniel Prude, whose head was bagged until he asphyxiated. Nor Jakelin Caal and Felipe Gómez Alonzo, who died in the custody of the Border Patrol (so not cops) thanks to dehydration and illness respectively (so not executed by firearm).

    Even if you don't question an organization notorious for outright fabricating reports and just take everything they say at face value, some of the most high profile deaths in the country get dropped from this tally.