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Lurks Often

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1. I believe the opposite, that it is decreasing, but being reported MORE.

Reply to marble falls (Original post)

Fri Feb 7, 2014, 09:31 AM

Feb 2014

Prior to the internet and 24/7 cable news, most of these incidents, if reported at all, only made it to the local news. Combine that with average people having cameras in their phones and other easy means of recording these incidents, which makes it much harder for the police involved to cover up these incidents.

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Is the frequency of police brutality increasing? [View all] marble falls Feb 2014 OP

I believe the opposite, that it is decreasing, but being reported MORE. Lurks Often Feb 2014 #1

B-I-N-G-O rock Feb 2014 #3

As crime falls, shootings by police rise jsr Feb 2014 #2

I don't think 5 years provides a long enough time frame Lurks Often Feb 2014 #5

There should be national statistics on police shootings. Period. jsr Feb 2014 #6

Agreed and I don't know, the information is out there Lurks Often Feb 2014 #7

We now have devices that take near movie level quality, cheaply and fast... it's being reported more uponit7771 Feb 2014 #4