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[–] harry_balzac@lemmy.world 21 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

Well, for starters, European police are actually trained professionals (in general, much more so than American police) and have different oversight. American police also handle a wider variety of things that really aren't law enforcement - things that should be handled by other kinds of professionals.

EDIT: American law enforcement agencies are also home to some of the highest rates of domestic violence perpetrators and right-wing extremism.

American police shoot and kill 3-4 people each day. That doesn't take into account deaths that occur in jails and prisons due to negligence.

[–] phillaholic@lemm.ee 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

What do American police handle that European police do not?

[–] kurcatovium@lemm.ee 8 points 10 months ago

He already stated that. They shoot and kill 3-4 people a day!

/s