FBI reported 295 officer fatalities in 2021. For the same period, Officer Down reported 451, but included 284 COVID deaths, 44 from 9/11 related illness, and more that just don't make sense to include.
Marley Didn't Make It
Our society has normalized the militarized police response to mental health crisis in our country. Marley Didn't Make It seeks alternative solutions, which allow for appropriate interventions, focused response and effective care.
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Who is Marley?
Marley is the voice of all of those who have been affected by militarized police response to mental health crisis.
The first Marley was David Page's best friend, a red-eared slider. He was killed by SWAT moments before they also took David's life.
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What's the Problem?
People with untreated mental illness are 16 times more likely to be killed during a police encounter than other civilians approached or stopped by law enforcement. (0002)
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In Fact...
Statistics are hard to come by, but Fatal Encounters reported that police killed around 2000 people in the US in 2019. That's nearly 6 per day.
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FBI reported 295 officer fatalities in 2021. For the same period, Officer Down reported 451, but included 284 COVID deaths, 44 from 9/11 related illness, and more that just don't make sense to include.
No. Not compared to being a logger (870%), a fisherman or even a crossing guard. Much of the perceived danger is inflated as part of the American narrative.
Well, using FBI's 2020 statistics, and 2020 data from FatalEncounters.org, 295 officers and 2084 citizens were killed. That means that .8 officers died by any means, and 5.7 people were killed by police.
In summary, you are 7 times more likely to die at the hands of the police, than an officer is to die for any reason.