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Departments could require that every update of TASER training also includes an update of empty hand techniques — including transition exercises back and forth between each
One can only guess what the jury’s findings might have been had they known about the “armed escort alert” received by the agents 24 hours earlier that escalated their awareness level
All too often, use of force is evaluated by those who lack the necessary education and experience to make a fair assessment
While Scott v. Harris sides with police efforts to apprehend criminals that flee, it should not give agencies carte blanche authority to engage in high-speed pursuits