Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. A majority of subjects killed by police officers in deadly force incidents are African American.
2. In deadly force situations, police officers are trained to stop the threat and may fire their weapon as many times as necessary to achieve this goal.
3. Suicide by cop incidents pose a much greater risk to officer safety and the safety of the general public than other suicides.
4. Incidents of suicide by cop are difficult to measure because the intent of the subject is not always known.
5. Almost all suicide by cop incidents end with the subject being killed by police.
1. False
2. True
3. True
4. True
5. False
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