- In 2023, police in the U.S. Killed over 1,300 people, marking a steady increase in police killings, as reported by Mapping Police Violence.
- There were only 14 days without a police killing, and on average, a person was killed by law enforcement every 6.6 hours.
- While the number of people killed by gunfire and officers killed in the line of duty declined, this data highlights the need for significant changes in policing in the country.
- Logging workers
- Aircraft pilots and flight engineers
- Derrick operators in oil, gas, and mining
- Roofers
- Garbage collectors
- Ironworkers
- Delivery drivers
- Farmers
- Firefighting supervisors
- Power linemen
- Agricultural workers
- Crossing guards
- Crane operators
- Construction helpers
- Landscaping supervisors
- Highway maintenance workers
- Cement masons
- Small engine mechanics
- Supervisors of mechanics
- Heavy vehicle mechanics
- Grounds maintenance workers
- Police officers
- Maintenance workers
- Construction workers
- Mining machine operators
And police are tied with grounds maintenance, and maintenance workers. But only one of the three gets military hardware. ><
Delivery drivers
Confirm. Before the advent of the current doordash-uber-postmates fiasco, I worked delivery for four different restaurants. I went to neighborhoods where cops eating at our restaurant(s) flat out told me they wonāt go. With a pocket full of cash, no backup, in my regular old not bulletproof personal vehicle.
I was strapped as fuck, of course, but still.
Cops are pussies.
Thereās probably not as many small engine mechanics out there so thatāll accentuate a smaller number of injuries and deaths.
but also, as a small engine mechanic youāre working with an explosive device. Itās controlled explosion, but itās been designed to be compact and lightweight while still providing a decent power output. I imagine that if anything goes wrong, that thing turns into an IED pretty quick.
Not to mention that some small engines use fancy fuel that can fuck you up pretty quick, and all engines are prone to catching fire.
They make trips to service boat engines, and transportation accidents and falls are the most common killer here. My brain supplied an additional theory when it mentioned lawnmower repair, but hopefully thereās a foolproof way to temporarily disable the blades, no matter how old or damaged the lawnmower
hopefully thereās a foolproof way to temporarily disable the blades,
Unplug the spark plug and tuck the wire out of the way.
