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• Judge bans Detroit police from using tear gas, rubber bullets against ‘peaceful protesters’

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  Police Chief James Craig said this won't change anything because his officers have only used force when the protests turned violent

• Calif. officer charged with manslaughter after shooting bat-wielding man in Walmart

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  Police were called by a security guard when the man tried to leave the store with a tent and a baseball bat without paying

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• OIS video: Knife-wielding woman killed after stabbing cop

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  Video shows the woman lunging at another officer with the knife before she’s shot

• Portland protest shooting suspect killed as officers moved in

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  Michael Forest Reinoehl, 48, was accused of killing a right-wing activist during a night of violent clashes in Portland, Oregon

• Mayor suspends 7 police officers in fatal NY arrest

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  She also rebuked Police Chief La'Ron Singletary for his handling of the case

• Video: DC police fatally shoot 18-year-old who brandished gun

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  The incident triggered protests in the nation’s capital, with demonstrators suggesting the shooting was an example of systemic racism

• Video of in-custody death sparks protests in NY

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  Officers responded to a call of a man who was having a “mental episode” when the incident occurred

• Video shows fatal OIS of Calif. man that sparked protests

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  The grainy video shows a partially obscured physical altercation between deputies and Dijon Kizzee, who authorities say dropped a gun

• Federal appellate court approves a split-second police shooting of an armed drug dealer

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  The decision in this case demonstrates the incredible value to American law enforcement of Graham v. Connor

• Deadly hesitancy: A three-pronged approach to resolving this officer safety issue

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  Follows these steps when training officers who have shown a hesitancy to use force

• Excessive force: Officers must intercede and report

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  When you see another officer using force that you know is unreasonable, you are required to intercede

• Fatal OIS of man who dropped gun sparks protests in Los Angeles

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  The sheriff's office said the suspect punched a deputy in the face and dropped a gun amid the scuffle

• ‘I’ve got your 6’: The value of officer intervention training

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  Throughout our police careers, we are told to intervene if we see another officer doing something wrong or illegal, but it is unclear exactly what we should do

• Ex-deputy's murder charge is first under new Calif. UOF law

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  If Aaron Russell's case goes to trial, it could be the first test of a new law that went into effect in January

• NYPD to adopt guidelines for disciplining officer misconduct

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  The agency on Monday unveiled a draft of a discipline matrix that will guide punishment decisions

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