Tuesday, December 29, 2015

Police Violence Kills More U.S. Citizens Than Flu And Pneumonia Combined, Report Reveals

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Police Violence A Public Health Threat More Serious Than Flu, Report Reveals

According to a new report, police violence kills more U.S. citizens, annually, than the flu and pneumonia combined. So why aren't law-enforcement-related deaths being counted, tracked, and reported, like any other form of mortality affecting the public health?

A highly concerning new report published in the journal PLoS titled "Police Killings and Police Deaths Are Public Health Data and Can Be Counted," reveals that police killings in 122 major U.S. cities were responsible for more citizen deaths in 2015 than influenza and pneumonia deaths put together.

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