British teenager throws gun to the ground (circled), halting what could have turned into tragic circumstances.
The escalation of deadly force by American police is unprecedented when compared to the rest of the first world.
So far this month, American police have killed 66 people.
By contrast, China, whose population is 4 and 1/2 times the size of the United States, recorded 12 killings by law enforcement officers in all of 2014.
More people were killed by American police in just the last thirty days than were killed in 2015 in Germany, England, China, Canada, France, Japan, Spain, Switzerland, and Iceland — combined.
Anyone see a problem with this?
According to recent reports, the police kill rate is nearly 30 times higher than that of the average citizen. Why?
Comment: One reason is that they are being trained by one of the most brutal and repressive forces in the world - the Israeli military.
In an interview with former LAPD cop, Alex Salazar, he explains to The Free Thought Project how police training teaches cops to quickly resort to deadly violence.
A police department in Phoenix, AZ even went so far as to propagandize the citizens by showing them part of this training, which is designed to show them the worst possible situations, leading to their virtual death every time.
"It has nothing to do with training. Every recruit, I don't care if they're an ex-badass Navy Seal... everyone dies," said Salazar.
Police are trained over and over again that they should be in constant fear of deadly assaults from all angles. They are essentially being trained to act as an occupying army, operating in America where the citizens are the enemy.
Instead of deadly force being a last resort, it's looked at as heroism in the line of duty.
Comment: How do cops without guns handle violence?