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Honest question, how many cops have been charged for manslaughter/murder while on the job in the last 10 years?

How would I know that off the top of my head? Do you expect such a local event to always be national news?

Edit: https://lmgtfy.com/?q=how+many+police+officers+were+charged+...

True not fair to ask off top of your head.

I did find one: https://abcnews.go.com/US/houston-police-officer-gerald-goin...

Meta: It's a solvable problem that something like Pacer isnt open. Running stats on the law and how it's applied could be easier.

Why aren't there easily available statistics for this well-defined social function? I can get medical malpractice statistics very easily, why not law enforcement malpractice?

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