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U.S. cops race to hit 1000-kill target for year | Boing Boing:

After shooting, beating, choking and kicking their way to 1,021 kills last year and 2019’s near-miss count of 999, U.S. police officers are racing to bring 2021’s death toll over the the line: Statista reports this week that police killed 716 civilians in the first nine months of 2021. They’ll need a busy Christmas season to make it, though, especially with turnout depressed by anti-vaccine politics.