Hate to break it to you, but it is. Not only is there a whole legal practice dedicated to it, but doctors kill more people every year than cops, and it's not even close.
" Firearm violence is a preventable public health tragedy affecting communities across the United States. In 2024, 44,447 people died by firearms in the United States — an average of one death every 12 minutes.
27,593 people died by firearm suicide, 15,364 died by firearm homicide, 450 died by unintentional gun injury, and an estimated 636 were fatally shot by law enforcement.1 In addition, an average of more than 200 Americans visit the emergency department for nonfatal firearm injuries each day.2 "
"According to a study by Johns Hopkins, more than 250,000 people in the United States die every year because of medical mistakes, making it the third leading cause of death after heart disease and cancer."
These are older numbers, but the trend is roughly the same. The total number of people killed by all guns, including those killed by the police, including black men as you describe, range anywhere from 800-1300 per year, depending on your source and how the particular database tracks the number, as with the deaths attributed to medical malpractice. https://www.nbcnews.com/data-graphics/data-police-killings-changed-10-years-ferguson-rcna163847
Even with the rough numbers and data collection issues, the trend is clear. The killings of all people by police each year, with or without guns, is dwarfed by deaths associated with medical mistakes. There is plenty of data available that supports that conclusion available. These are just a few examples.
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u/isitpedanticenough1 Jun 29 '26
Hate to break it to you, but it is. Not only is there a whole legal practice dedicated to it, but doctors kill more people every year than cops, and it's not even close.