Why does the media focus on the small number of police shootings when MILLIONS of crimes are committed every year? (dictators, Chicago)

[rebeldor]

Originally Posted by BigCityDreamer

Conservatives support the individual who follows the rule of law.

But criminals? Nahh... their rights need to be severely restricted.

Once again, the only law that is valid is natural law.

The only "crimes" are those which involve a victim; murder, rape, assault, theft/robbery, fraud, trespass, and libel/slander.

[rebeldor]

Originally Posted by AguaDulce

Conservatives are supposed to be anti-government and thus anti-authoritarian.

No?

Nope. Conservatives LOVE big government.

[Eumaois]

Originally Posted by BigCityDreamer

According to the latest FBI statistics, in 2016 there were:

17,176 murders
131,400 rapes
328,500 robberies
800,400 aggravated assaults

for a total of 1,277,476 violent crimes committed.

1,508,900 burglaries
5,631,428 larceny-thefts
763,583 motor vehicle thefts

for a total of 7,903,911 property crimes committed.

In other words, 9,181,387 TOTAL CRIMES WERE COMMITTED IN 2016.

https://ucr.fbi.gov/crime-in-the-u.s...es/crime-clock

By contrast, the number of people killed by the police was 963.

So, can someone please explain to me why the news media and left-wing propaganda focuses on this relatively tiny number of police shootings when there are astronomical numbers of crimes committed every year in the U.S.?

How many of those shootings involved a mother-in-law as the shooter? Not enough.

[Huckleberry3911948]

Originally Posted by mikeyyc

Get your historic tragedy correct. It was Japanese that committed suicide on Okinawa. Filipinos were occupied by Japan after booting the Americans out.

Take another look please
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suicide_Cliff

[rstevens62]

Originally Posted by BigCityDreamer

I do know that in some states it is legal to shoot someone who is stealing your personal property from your premises. I don’t know if this applies to a store owner or not.

In any case, it should apply to a shoplifter who runs. Otherwise, what’s the point? He gets away never to be seen again. There should be no mercy for such people.

Oh geez, not even in the 1800s was shooting a criminal in the back, acceptable, the store owner would probably face more backlash over such a thing than the thief for stealing a candy bar.

Shooting someone in the back, or when running away is cowardly under ANY circumstances.

[BigCityDreamer]

Originally Posted by rstevens62

Shooting someone in the back, or when running away is cowardly under ANY circumstances.

Do you think that most people have a favorable view of shoplifters?

Would most people want a convicted shoplifter to be their friend, live in their community or even roam the streets?

[Dane_in_LA]

Originally Posted by BigCityDreamer

Do you think that most people have a favorable view of shoplifters?

Would most people want a convicted shoplifter to be their friend, live in their community or even roam the streets?

Preferable to living among those who would shoot someone in the back. Heaven knows what other sociopathic traits they may display.

[Angel Calzadilla]

Obama in his 8 years of his marxist-socialist-islamist dictatorship didn't give a damn of blacks shooting on blacks in his beloved Chicago ghettos and still he doesn't.

[North Beach Person]

Originally Posted by rstevens62

Oh geez, not even in the 1800s was shooting a criminal in the back, acceptable, the store owner would probably face more backlash over such a thing than the thief for stealing a candy bar.

Shooting someone in the back, or when running away is cowardly under ANY circumstances.

Only in the movies.

[burdell]

Originally Posted by BigCityDreamer

According to the latest FBI statistics, in 2016 there were:

17,176 murders
131,400 rapes
328,500 robberies
800,400 aggravated assaults

for a total of 1,277,476 violent crimes committed.

1,508,900 burglaries
5,631,428 larceny-thefts
763,583 motor vehicle thefts

for a total of 7,903,911 property crimes committed.

In other words, 9,181,387 TOTAL CRIMES WERE COMMITTED IN 2016.

https://ucr.fbi.gov/crime-in-the-u.s...es/crime-clock

By contrast, the number of people killed by the police was 963.

So, can someone please explain to me why the news media and left-wing propaganda focuses on this relatively tiny number of police shootings when there are astronomical numbers of crimes committed every year in the U.S.?

A meaningless number without knowing how many were deemed justified. Or would that know suit your apparent right-wing propaganda agenda?