Capt. Greg Meyer (ret.)

Less Lethal Issues in Law Enforcement

Greg Meyer, a retired Captain from the Los Angeles Police Department, served for 30 years, including eight years as a commanding officer. Greg is a member of PERF and IACP. He holds the Certified Litigation Specialist credential of the Americans for Effective Law Enforcement (AELE), and is and is a member of the AELE faculty advisory committee. He was an expert witness during the Rodney King federal civil trial, and he was a consultant for the defense during the sentencing phase of the criminal trial.

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How do we save more blue lives from being murdered?
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Most of the killings tragically involve a definable list of deadly tactical errors
4 tips to improve police use of TASERs
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By taking all available time to assemble a number of officers in non-emergency cases, understanding why TASERs “fail,” reconsidering the use of the drive-stun, and knowing when immediate action is the best course of action, we can improve our use of nonlethal weapons
Tactics and science of TASER deployment
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When and how to use your ECD is determined by factual context — but heart effects might be fiction
TASER training: What the latest research tells us
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New studies that have recently been released offer new insights into medical impacts
Video evidence: Conflict and controversy
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Dash-cams. TASER-cams. Pocket-cams. Jail-cams. Sally-port-cams. Cell-phone videos. Security videos. TV news videos. They’re all out there. Whether on the news or on You-Tube, for better or worse yo...
Is TASER drive-stun heading to the U.S. Supreme Court?
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Properly deployed TASER probes will provide instant neuromuscular incapacitation — drive-stun is a pain-compliance tool, not an incapacitator in most circumstances
TASER basics: What every judge and jury should know
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Judges and juries still seem to have problems understanding how TASERs work and why officer use them. My experience is that some officers have difficulty clearly articulating the basics. So, I thou...
Tactical challenge: Suicidal person with a knife
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You need to be constantly on the alert that the negotiation can break down at any second and become violent, perhaps necessitating a deadly force response
TASER guidelines updated for first time since 2005
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The Police Executive Research Forum's 2005 guidelines were well-intentioned, but became contentious in litigation
Rodney King, 20 years later
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Sergeant Stacey Koon and Officer Laurence Powell, convicted and sentenced for the Rodney King beating, apparently are going to prison. Where do we go from here? Police officers, sheriff’s deputies ...
9th Circuit hears 2 big ECD cases
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On December 14, 2010, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals heard appellate arguments on two recent, important TASER cases (Brooks v. Seattle; and Mattos v. Agarano). Both of these cases had been decide...
Analysis of the BART cop's 2-year prison sentence
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Defense counsel Mike Rains said after the sentencing that he blames the Alameda County DA for prosecuting an obvious accident as a murder case
The BART shooting tragedy: Lessons to be learned
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I was the use-of-force expert for former BART Officer Johannes Mehserle, who was charged with first-degree murder, then convicted of involuntary manslaughter. Since his conviction 30 hours ago (as ...
Getting it off my chest: TASER's new aiming guidelines
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No doubt you have heard of TASER International’s recent “Training Bulletin No. 15 Medical Research Update and Revised Warnings,” which advises that they have “lowered the recommended point of aim f...
Why history makes the case for less lethal
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Earlier this year, six stories involving police use of electronic control devices were published in The Los Angeles Times in less than two weeks. A man in Victorville, CA, attacked his family with ...
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