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What’s led to spike in violent crime? Viral videos of police brutality, of course! FBI head says
Published time: 25 Oct, 2015 03:56
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© Kevork Djansezian / Reuters
READ MORE: Video of cops tasing handcuffed man goes viral on Twitter, police say suspect tried to escape
The FBI Director arrived in Chicago for a Conference of the International Association of Chiefs of Police. His statements came during a discussion on the “crisis of violent crime” at the University of Chicago Law School, in which he talked about the factors fueling the recent crime spree.
Homicides in 35 big US cities are up 19 percent on average this year, and non-fatal shootings are up 62 percent, according to a police association survey.
However, another issue on the table remains police brutality: the number of police killings so far in 2015 has been estimated at up to 891 as of October 9, according to The Guardian.
Nevertheless, only 54 officers have been charged for fatal shootings during the last decade.
When the Washington Post analyzed what had brought those cases to court, they concluded that in order for police officers to be indicted, some kind of special circumstances must be involved, such as a victim shot in the back, incriminating testimony from other officers, allegations of a cover-up, or a video recording of the incident.
Published time: 25 Oct, 2015 03:56
Get short URL
© Kevork Djansezian / Reuters
READ MORE: Video of cops tasing handcuffed man goes viral on Twitter, police say suspect tried to escape
The FBI Director arrived in Chicago for a Conference of the International Association of Chiefs of Police. His statements came during a discussion on the “crisis of violent crime” at the University of Chicago Law School, in which he talked about the factors fueling the recent crime spree.
Homicides in 35 big US cities are up 19 percent on average this year, and non-fatal shootings are up 62 percent, according to a police association survey.
However, another issue on the table remains police brutality: the number of police killings so far in 2015 has been estimated at up to 891 as of October 9, according to The Guardian.
Nevertheless, only 54 officers have been charged for fatal shootings during the last decade.
When the Washington Post analyzed what had brought those cases to court, they concluded that in order for police officers to be indicted, some kind of special circumstances must be involved, such as a victim shot in the back, incriminating testimony from other officers, allegations of a cover-up, or a video recording of the incident.
