What Is Even Happening?

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Cops have killed 385 people so far in 2015, but look deeper at the numbers
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Cops have killed 385 people so far in 2015, but look deeper at the numbers

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Ted Bauer
May 31, 2015
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385 people through five months is basically two people per day getting killed by a police officer somewhere in America, which is twice the rate of the past decade. That's not good.

Before you think it's all "white cop vs. black, unarmed offender" -- the stories that rise to 24/7 news cycle status (sometimes) -- take a gander at this.

Here's one chart of n…

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