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• 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

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• 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."

• Minneapolis police chief, mayor launching policy changes

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  A new rule prevents officers involved in using deadly force from reviewing bodycam footage before completing an initial police report

• Eighth Circuit judges fail to comprehend threat rifle-bearing subject poses to police

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  Many federal judges are uninformed regarding the threat posed to officers by persons holding a firearm

• Is COVID-19 stress causing an increase in 'direct confrontation' suicide-by-cop encounters?

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  Anecdotal evidence seems to support that suicide by cop incidents are on the rise

• Tennessee v. Garner: The enduring test of “objective reasonableness”

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  Thirty-five years ago, Tennessee v. Garner drastically changed the legal landscape concerning the use of deadly force by LEOs, paving the way for a unified standard

• Court reminder: When you have time, use it wisely before shooting

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  How a California officer spent his 'discretionary time' in handling a subject said to be wielding a knife was the pivotal consideration in an excessive force case

• Battle resumes in Calif. over police use of deadly force

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  California currently lets officers use deadly force when they have a reasonable fear of being harmed

• Defusing police use of 'bomb robots'

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  A legal look at a modern deadly force technology

• How a 1997 court case supports shooting an armed fleeing felon

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  The decision in Montoute v. Carr deals directly with law enforcement use of deadly force against an armed fleeing felon