In Harris County, Texas, Shootings By Police Are On The Rise
The Houston Chronicle this morning adds some sobering perspective to the kind of reporting done earlier this month by Morning Edition, which spent the better part of a week explaining the huge changes underway in the Houston metropolitan area.
According to the Chronicle:
Shootings of citizens by Harris County law officers already this year have overtaken the number of shootings last year, as well as the year before. As of Sept. 24, a total of 44 police shootings have occurred, up from 35 in all of 2008, and 32 in 2007.
The newspaper adds that:
The head of a city police union thinks it's the economy. A community activist blames permissive prosecutors. Prosecutors point to expanded gun rights.
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