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No, not really:

Of 10,000,000+ arrests per year, only around 1,000 end in death of which 20-50 had unarmed deceased.

You’re more likely to die of a traffic accident this year (1 in 10,000) than die from police while being arrested unarmed (under 1 in 100,000).

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Oh yeah? And 99% of terminal cancer patients die too. So traffic deaths are irrelevant following your logic.

A frequency argument is useless here. It happens that people get shot by police when it is uncalled for, with no consequences for the murder other than some paid vacation time. It is documented. This is not a discussion of what is most deadly or if it is common.

And how many of them were punished for shooting someone? You've come up with evidence unrelated to the accusation. The accusation was that cops keep shooting people and getting away with it. The proper counterargument is to demonstrate that cops either don't shoot people or don't get away with it, not that they only kill a thousand people a year.

Plus, I don't like this implication that anyone armed deserves to die. Being armed is a constitutional right, not a murder justification.

It's funny to suggest that an 20-50 people dead while unarmed by people employed very literally to Protect and Serve is somehow not a problem.

An traffic accident and a conscious decision to kill by an officer of the law is NOT equivalent. You can’t allay peoples legitimate fears of authority with a statistic are you mad?

You can avoid cars, do not jaywalk, be extra careful and look around when crossing the street to reduce this probability though.

the getting away with it part is the relevant bit.

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