Doug Holland@lemmy.world to THE POLICE PROBLEM@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agoFired Michigan cop's attorney argues 'fleeing felon' rule justified killing man who was lying face down on the ground by shooting him in the back of the headwww.detroitnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square19fedilinkarrow-up1229arrow-down17file-text
arrow-up1222arrow-down1external-linkFired Michigan cop's attorney argues 'fleeing felon' rule justified killing man who was lying face down on the ground by shooting him in the back of the headwww.detroitnews.comDoug Holland@lemmy.world to THE POLICE PROBLEM@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agomessage-square19fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarequantumriff@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up37arrow-down1·11 months agoWhen the town I lived in got tasers, we were told they would ONLY be a last resort, to keep an officer from needing to use a pistol to stop a threat. The very next quarter, their training mostly covered how to use it to get compliance from suspects…
When the town I lived in got tasers, we were told they would ONLY be a last resort, to keep an officer from needing to use a pistol to stop a threat. The very next quarter, their training mostly covered how to use it to get compliance from suspects…