Not around here <| sep |> Take another hit and turn on Nikes <| sep |> My comment on the roll of the dice was more regarding the fact that a roll of the dice has a much higher chance than running into a bad officer . I can ' t provide numbers just at the moment because I ' m responding from mobile on a time crunch but there ' s millions of police contacts every year , and the number of police shootingsviolent encounters makes up a very very small portion of those contacts . The issue with comparing the United States law enforcement situation to other countries is the difference in environmental . US officers are killed violently at a much higher rate than most other countries , which in no small part is due to the number and availability of firearms in the United States compared to other countries , and the political culture in the US that emphasizes personal liberty and independence so much more than other countries . There are a great deal of problems facing the justice system , including hostility towards law enforcement and illegitimate use of force from law enforcement . I think anyone here will agree that doing something to improve the situation would be more than welcome , but I also don ' t believe the fault is entirely in law enforcement . I personally believe that a great deal of problems we see connected to law enforcement today stem from much deeper societal problems that can ' t be solved by policing . For example , the rate that black Americans commit violent crimes is absolutely through the roof according to FBI crime statistics . That is almost guaranteed to stem from the higher poverty rates , lower education rates and higher unemployment rates among black Americans . I ' m without a doubt lucky to have the experience I have with law enforcement , and I attribute it in no small part to growing up bumping shoulders with them . Many departments do provide opportunities to help them with those training scenarios , often through programs like citizen ' s academy . There are ways to have a constructive conversation on improving law enforcement with police , I just personally don ' t think protests like what we ' ve seen in the past are the way to do it . Those rely too much on demonization and generalizations and judging from ignorance . Any conversation needs to start from a position of education in my opinion . Many people who are critical of law enforcement need to learn what it is they go through and train for , and help explain to officers what they themselves are going grouch . Also I agree that the war on drugs has been a disaster , there ' s no difference between us there . I can probably get numbers for you eventually , it ' s just not practical at the moment .