- Read this excellent investigative story by Cary Aspinwall at the Dallas Morning News, tracking a nebulous tip to discover an apparent incident of police misconduct involving a wrongful death. Law enforcement would go a long way toward building public trust if, in such situations, they prioritized transparency over CYA tactics.
- The Houston Chronicle has the story of a deadly no-knock SWAT raid in which a man who wasn't the target of the warrant was killed. Law enforcement accounts of the incident differ from those of the surviving residents.
- Grits enjoyed this back-and-forth discussion on the Heritage Foundation's recent report on policing. Related.
- Fivethirtyeight.com places rising murder rates in 2015 and 2016 in context.
- Added to the to-read list: "Reforming the Law on Police Use of Deadly Force: De-escalation, Pre-Seizure Conduct, and Imperfect Self Defense."
Monday, October 02, 2017
Theory and praxis: use of force, deaths in custody
Here are a few odds and ends which merit Grits readers' attention this morning:
I've always been amazed at the number of arrestees who stuggle with police officers and exhibit the attitude, "you can't touch this."
ReplyDeleteIt's true, people don't consider their bodies property of the state. Funny, that.
ReplyDeleteWhat's "stuggle"?
ReplyDeleteIt's like snuggling, 8:50, except one party gets Tazed, hence the "t". :)
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