Police Shootings

Today the Supreme Court ruled that courts must take into account the “totality of circumstances” leading up to a police incident, not just the “moment of threat.” Hopefully this is just the first chip in the armor of qualified immunity that, in effect, allows police to kill with impunity in nearly every instance. The exceptions are few and far between.This is from the Washington Post, but articles from other outlets are likely also available: Supreme Court rules totality of circumstances must be considered in police shootings—Percy

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If former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin’s case for the death of George Floyd goes to trial, there will be this one, controversial legal principle looming over the proceedings: the reasonable officer.

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In this episode, we explore the origin of the reasonable officer standard, with the case that sent two Charlotte lawyers on a quest for true objectivity, and changed the face of policing in the US.

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If you got an hour available, this is quite a discussion of a number of killings by police and the rationals behind them.There is also a transcript available via the above link.Moose