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An Alabama preacher and politician killed himself Friday two days after being outed for having a secret life he shared online as a “transgender curvy girl.”

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

No way to prevent this, says only nation where this regularly occurs lol.

[–] [email protected] -3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The best way to not got shot by the police is don't brandish a weapon and don't try to escape arrest. If you don't do either of those things, you have a < 0.000001% chance of getting shot. Absolutely microscopic amounts relative to the total population.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What about relative to other countries?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

why is that relevant? Two things can be true at once:

  1. USA policing can be improved
  2. There is not a 50/50 chance you will be shot by police when you encounter them
[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

How is it not relevant? The USA is a country in the world. Why can't it be compared to other countries in the world lol?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You should read the thread you are commenting on and what I was replying to.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago

I have. 50/50 is an exaggeration, but like I said, let's compare the rates to other developed countries, shall we? Most of the work is done for us.

Looks like you live in a shit hole where cops regularly get away with murdering innocent civilians!