Philadelphia Cops Shoot and Kill People at 6 Times the Rate of the NYPD | Mother Jones

49% of police shootings of unarmed civilians (Officer involved shootings - OIS) involved the misperception of an object as a gun.  Black cops were wrong more often than white cops.  This feeds my general sense that a thin-skinned pride, and a tough guy culture of violence are basic cultural weaknesses of many policemen regardless of race. - gwc

Philadelphia Cops Shoot and Kill People at 6 Times the Rate of the NYPD | Mother Jones:

"Philadelphia, a city with a vastly smaller population than that of New York City, has seen a much higher rate of police shootings in recent years. According to a new report published on Monday by the US Department of Justice, police violence disproportionately affects Philadelphia's black community, and officers don't receive consistent training on the department's deadly force policy.

The 174-page report results from an investigation the DOJ launched in 2013 at the request of Philadelphia Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey, during a time when officer-involved shootings, including fatal incidents, were on the rise, even as violent crimes and assaults against the police was on the decline. "Police carry baggage and lack legitimacy in some communities," Ramsey, who has been appointed to chair the Presidential Task Force on 21st Century Policing, recently told the New York Times. "And for us to change the paradigm, we have to understand why we are viewed in this way."  "



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