NYC police have killed 179 people since 1999. None of them served jail time.

NYC police have killed 179 people since 1999. None of them served jail time.
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That's the shocking finding from a New York Daily News investigative report on the city's police department.

Of those cases, 27 percent involved civilians who were unarmed when they were killed by on-duty police, per the Daily News. Still, only three of the cases resulted in indictments. Just one resulted in a conviction, though the officer served no jail time.

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Jon Terbush

Jon Terbush is an associate editor at TheWeek.com covering politics, sports, and other things he finds interesting. He has previously written for Talking Points Memo, Raw Story, and Business Insider.