Every year, police in the United States kill over a thousand people. In the United Kingdom and much of Europe, the number is often in the single digits — sometimes zero. Drawing on recent data, legal standards, and the killing of Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis, this essay examines how American policing has come to normalize lethal force, how guns and unregulated training shape officer behavior, and why accountability for police violence is almost nonexistent. It also confronts the racial reality of policing in the U.S., where Black Americans are killed at far higher rates, often following racial profiling and routine traffic stops. This is not about “a few bad apples.” It’s about policy choices: armed patrols, permissive use-of-force standards, political immunity, and a culture that prioritizes state power over human life. Other democracies have shown that policing without routine killing is possible. The United States has chosen a different path. Independent media has never been more important. Please support this channel by subscribing here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkbwLFZhawBqK2b9gW08z3g?sub_confirmation=1 Join this channel with a membership for exclusive early access and bonus content: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkbwLFZhawBqK2b9gW08z3g/join Buy Anthony's microphone: https://kellards.com/products/electro-voice-re20-broadcast-announcer-microphone-black-bundle-with-mic-shockmount-broadcast-arm Buy Anthony's black t'shirt: https://www.uniqlo.com/us/en/products/E455365-000/00?colorDisplayCode=09 Five Minute News is an Evergreen Podcast, covering politics, inequality, health and climate - delivering independent, unbiased and essential news for the US and across the world. Visit us online at http://www.fiveminute.news Follow us on Bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/fiveminutenews.bsky.social Follow us on Instagram http://instagram.com/fiveminnews Support us on Patreon http://www.patreon.com/fiveminutenews You can subscribe to Five Minute News with your preferred podcast app, ask your smart speaker, or enable Five Minute News as your Amazon Alexa Flash Briefing skill. CONTENT DISCLAIMER The views and opinions expressed on this channel are those of the guests and authors and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of Anthony Davis or Five Minute News LLC. Any content provided by our hosts, guests or authors are of their opinion and are not intended to malign any religion, ethnic group, club, organization, company, individual or anyone or anything, in line with the First Amendment right to free and protected speech. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices