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US Police Are Killing More Than Two People A Day

May 31, 2015
A man backs away as law enforcement officials close in on him and eventually detain him during Ferguson protests. Credit: Whitney Curtis/The New York Times

At least two people are killed by US police every day, revealed an extensive report and investigation by the Washington Post. According to the report, 385 people, more than two a day, have been shot and killed by police across the US during the first five months of 2015. The analysis by the Washington Post added that this year’s rate is “more than twice the rate of fatal police shootings tallied by the federal government over the past decade.” The revelations come amid debate in the US about police brutality, especially in the relation to African-Americans. The #BlackLivesMatter campaign, which has caught the attention of the media in the US and across the globe, was launched after a series of high profile cases involving the killings of unarmed black civilians by police officers. Protests across the US in solidarity with black lives had also made headlines. The latest major protests were held in Baltimore after the death of 25-year-old Freddie Gray. During the protests, 486 people were arrested and a state of emergency, including a curfew, were declared for a week. The Washington Post analysis found that while about half…


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