For the eighth time this year, a New York City police officer has died by suicide... [More]Isn't that one of the main reasons we're told police should be the "Only Ones" with guns?
Anybody think the higher rates are due to superior trustworthiness and training?
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I’ve included below one of my favorite “superior training” postings of all times. It indicates that if a cop is suicidal or having domestic trouble, disaster is pretty much guaranteed; otherwise, odds of escaping unscathed are surprisingly good.
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The following is a table published in the March 1995 issue of Police magazine — a look at every bullet fired last year by New York City cops, as reported in the police department’s 1993 Firearms Discharge Assault Report:
(columns: shots fired, hits, target)
928 173 At perpetrators
155 111 At dogs
43 17 Accidental discharges
18 10 To protect other officer
10 0 Police officer intoxicated
8 8 Suicide
6 0 Into locker
5 0 At vehicle
3 3 At girlfriend
3 2 Attempting suicide
1 0 Threatening suicide
1 1 At wife
1 0 At beer can
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