As an aside, this is the 559th person killed by police in the United States this year. His name was Philando Castile. They were pulled over for a broken tail light. He was shot with a 4 year old child in the backseat of the car.
(you can find the video on youtube, twitter, and elsewhere, but be forewarned, it is disturbing)
We define that as Americans as a brown, probably Muslim, wearing a burqa, and motivated by religious cause.
The Google definition is: the use of violence and intimidation in the pursuit of political aims.
Do you really think the police and US government does not use violence and intimidation against their own citizens in the pursuit of political aims?
Who are the terrorist that kill the most Americans, then?
However you defined it, I think it is still more likely to get killed by cops.
> Do you really think the police and US government does not use violence and intimidation against their own citizens in the pursuit of political aims?
I was trying to imply that between the lines. But yes, that was the intended connection.
I was not disagreeing with you. I was arguing that the way in which we use language has an important impact on shaping the way in which we think about the world around us.
I wonder if it's common enough for concerned people to have live feeds. Perhaps triggered by loud noises, shock waves, voice commands ("help!") etc. For groups, watching each other, and the environment.
However, 600 killings in just over half a year is deeply troubling when you compare it to other first-world nations. For example, in Germany, the police kills approximately 6-8 people per year [1]. If you scale this number by the US/German population, it's equivalent to 24-32 police killing per year. Clearly, the U.S. has a problem.
[1]: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waffengebrauch_der_Polizei_in_...
I remember being pulled over by the cops. I was on my phone while he was doing the license check, and the officer told me to turn off my phone. I complied, so it's interesting to see how this woman luckily got away with recording the video. If the police had told her to turn off the phone, there's nothing she could have done at that moment in time. All transparency of the incident would have been lost.
He's dead. My professor once said, "The police have gone from 'Serve and Protect' to 'Seek and Destroy'."
Why did you comply? He has no reason to ask that of you.
>If the police had told her to turn off the phone, there's nothing she could have done at that moment in time.
If a police officer tells you to turn off your phone, you don't have to listen to it. They cannot legally compel you to do that. They can tell you step back, and you should definitely take a couple step backwards if so. If they want you to stop recording, they need to arrest you and have probable cause for that arrest.
I'm not game to click it to see if the video actually loads as I actively avoid disturbing content.
And yes it loads.
http://www.startribune.com/aftermath-of-officer-involved-sho...