Deadly Force Encounter

Unintended: A theory of TASER/weapon confusion

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How does an officer draw and fire their pistol when it is clear they intended to draw and discharge their TASER?

Responding to man with gun call: Incoherent subject

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"I ordered the subject to stop and drop the weapon. He continued to walk toward me."

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'If you won't kill me, I will kill you!'

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An officer recounts the reasoning behind his decision not to use deadly force

Should you shoot someone breaching the U.S. Capitol?

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Decisions to use force, especially deadly force, are unquestionably the most critical an officer will ever make

The incremental erosion of the Graham v. Connor constitutional use of force standard

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The Rollice case is the latest in a series of questionable decisions involving police shootings where lower courts examine officer pre-shooting conduct

Minneapolis police release officer video in fatal shooting

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Chief Arradondo moved to release the video far earlier than usual, saying he wanted people to see it for themselves

The rarity of deadly force

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The true, but largely untold, story of police forgoing deadly force

Tactical considerations from an OIS

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Bodycam video of Chicago police fatally shooting a man who stabbed a sergeant is a brutal reminder of the dangers officers face

A letter to the American public: Why ‘shoot them in the leg’ is not an effective strategy

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When law enforcement practices become political fodder, both officers and civilians lose

Struggle in car leads to deadly officer-involved shooting

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Court decisions have held it is reasonable for officers to use deadly force to end a pursuit if a suspect engages in dangerous prior conduct or there is objective evidence of the driver’s intent to harm officers

Ninth Circuit approves use of deadly force upon extremely reckless driver

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This case demonstrates what the Supreme Court envisioned when creating the qualified immunity defense

Prosecutor: Slain deputy a 'hero' for firing back

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Video shows 'heroic' actions of officers who were ambushed by a suspect

No qualified immunity for shooting prone suspect in the back

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"By shooting an incapacitated, injured person who was not moving, and who was laying on his knife, the police officers crossed a ‘bright line’ and can be held liable."