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In reply to the discussion: A Neutral Look At Police Brutality [View all]Mariana
(14,854 posts)24. No it doesn't say that 93.4% "have a great record with ZERO complaints".
It's 6.6% in any given year that receive complaints. An officer who got a complaint LAST year but doesn't get one THIS year will not be one of the 6.6% for this year.
It would be useful to know what percentage of officers receive complaints (and how many they receive) over a longer period of time.
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According to that chart 93.4% of all policemen have a great record with ZERO complaints
graham4anything
Apr 2013
#1
Get rid of the bad ones. The problem is-the bad police have guns(aka Dorner).
graham4anything
Apr 2013
#3
You don't do a service to good cops by not acknowledging they are 93.4%.
graham4anything
Apr 2013
#13
I would rather have a policeman 100% of the time than a Zimmerman even once.
graham4anything
Apr 2013
#23
Wrong. The chart does not show "93.4% of all policemen have a great record with ZERO complaints"
AnotherMcIntosh
Apr 2013
#11
Wrong. You falsely equated the stats for the pool of cops for one year with all cops.
AnotherMcIntosh
Apr 2013
#16
Stereotyping all policemen as a single unit is like stereotyping any race or religion
graham4anything
Apr 2013
#29
What percent of the population file a complaint against a police officer per year? ever?
FarCenter
Apr 2013
#30
Considering their frequent contact with anti-social behaviors, it is an astonishingly low rate
FarCenter
Apr 2013
#33
'compliant' attitude? They are our employees. If eg, you are a minority in NY and you are
sabrina 1
Apr 2013
#42
Well, perhaps you haven't caught on to the fact that the NYPD harasses citizens routinely…
MrScorpio
Apr 2013
#43
Anti-social behaviors like walking down the street being the wrong color.
Comrade Grumpy
Apr 2013
#44