• In 2023, police in the U.S. Killed over 1,300 people, marking a steady increase in police killings, as reported by Mapping Police Violence.
  • There were only 14 days without a police killing, and on average, a person was killed by law enforcement every 6.6 hours.
  • While the number of people killed by gunfire and officers killed in the line of duty declined, this data highlights the need for significant changes in policing in the country.
  • Aniki 🌱🌿@lemm.ee
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    10 months ago
    1. Logging workers
    2. Aircraft pilots and flight engineers
    3. Derrick operators in oil, gas, and mining
    4. Roofers
    5. Garbage collectors
    6. Ironworkers
    7. Delivery drivers
    8. Farmers
    9. Firefighting supervisors
    10. Power linemen
    11. Agricultural workers
    12. Crossing guards
    13. Crane operators
    14. Construction helpers
    15. Landscaping supervisors
    16. Highway maintenance workers
    17. Cement masons
    18. Small engine mechanics
    19. Supervisors of mechanics
    20. Heavy vehicle mechanics
    21. Grounds maintenance workers
    22. Police officers
    23. Maintenance workers
    24. Construction workers
    25. Mining machine operators
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      Delivery drivers

      Confirm. Before the advent of the current doordash-uber-postmates fiasco, I worked delivery for four different restaurants. I went to neighborhoods where cops eating at our restaurant(s) flat out told me they won’t go. With a pocket full of cash, no backup, in my regular old not bulletproof personal vehicle.

      I was strapped as fuck, of course, but still.

      Cops are pussies.

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      And police are tied with grounds maintenance, and maintenance workers. But only one of the three gets military hardware. ><

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      I’ve read often that if you account for automotive accidents, they drop out of the top 500, and out of the top 100 if you start including dangerous niche jobs.

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        Imagine you’re working on a small engine, and then out of nowhere a black woman exists, asleep in her bed, and you didn’t have a gun to shoot her with. Bam, you’re dead.

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        There’s probably not as many small engine mechanics out there so that’ll accentuate a smaller number of injuries and deaths.

        but also, as a small engine mechanic you’re working with an explosive device. It’s controlled explosion, but it’s been designed to be compact and lightweight while still providing a decent power output. I imagine that if anything goes wrong, that thing turns into an IED pretty quick.

        Not to mention that some small engines use fancy fuel that can fuck you up pretty quick, and all engines are prone to catching fire.