In one analysis of 59 unarmed suspect shootings in Philadelphia over a seven-year period,49 involved
A) the misidentification of an object.
B) the misidentification of a movement.
C) the misidentification of an object or a movement.
D) neither the misidentification of an object nor a movement.

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According to the given analysis, 49 of the 59 unarmed suspect shootings in Philadelphia over a seven-year period involved the misidentification of an object or a movement. This means that in these cases, the police officers mistook either an object or a movement by the suspect as a threat and used deadly force. This highlights the importance of better training and communication for police officers to reduce the likelihood of such mistaken shootings.

In One Analysis of 59 Unarmed Suspect Shootings in Philadelphia