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Originally Posted by oilers_fan
I'll take that bet.
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So how many people have been enlisted in the armed forces in North America in the last 100 years and how many people have been enlisted in the Police Force?
Now consider that anyone who was killed that was actively trying to kill you or associated with , or helping someone who was trying to kill you could not be considered innocent. BY "kill you" I also mean remove your freedoms, or in some other way pursuing interests which could at some later date kill you or remove said freedoms
Of course, anyone who does not fall under one of these categories would e considered innocent.
How many people have 'accidentally' died in police custody? How many people have been intentionally killed by crooked police officers? How many died due to killers not being brought to justice due to bribes or extortion? Keep in mind here i am not refering to only here and now. Now factor that number into an average considering the number of police officers including desk cops and other 'support' type postions.
Now, how many people have died in stray bombs on milk factories? or How many Vietnamese villagers were gunned down by heroine injecting nut jobs? How many stray napalms have landed right in the middle of family dinner just south of the rice fields? How many died to nukes in Japan? Now again, take into acount the huge number of military personel, including all non combat personel that there have been enlisted in the armed forces( all types )
My guess is that the police average, on a per person basis would be higher than the armed forces. Unfortunatly it can never be determined for sure.
The point I am making is that if you think somehow that the police are somehow far more innocent than a solider in terms of how many innocent people they kill, you are probably mistaken.
I could be wrong though, and if anyone has these numbers or even a reasonable, somewhat supported guess. I would be more than happy to change my position.