Instances of excessive force by police officers, most notably the Rodney King incident in Los Angeles and the Malice Green fatality in Detroit, suggest that the race of the suspect may influence the decision to use excessive force. If police practices are simply a reflection of the expectations ...
To be clear, using excessive force is wrong. No one should have the thought about just beating someone up for the fun of it. But if the situation calls for force to protect me or anyone else, then a police officer should use all means necessary to stop the situation. The most common ...
Excessive force by police or law enforcement is not precisely defined in the eyes of the law, instead, the use of force often requires officers to use sense and reason when conducting themselves in the field. It is loosely defined as force that is greater than what a prudent officer would ...
By Christa Swanson January 10, 2025 / 6:54 PM MST / CBS Colorado Friday evening a jury ruled against Aurora Police Officer Gabriel Nestor after a five-day civil trial over accusations that several APD officers used excessive force during the 2021 arrest of a Black Colorado man. Preston ...
While some amount of force may be appropriate in a law officer’s dealings with a potential offender, the law is clear in regard to the limits of an officer’s authority to use force. When police officers and other law enforcement officials step outside of their legal limits in using ...
But Bishop Bobby Hilton, a spokesman for the family, who is also with the National Action Network, says police used excessive force. "So the question becomes: Was this family treated like that because they're black? I don't know! But that's going to be a major question," said Hilton...
Police use of force is up to the discretion of each individual police officer, and with each action a multitude of consequences can occur. The public often gets enraged after a court justifies the use of force, but often individuals do not have the full facts or understand how the justice ...
NEWPORT, R.I. (AP) — A Rhode Island man has sued the city of Newport and a city police officer, alleging the officer used excessive force during an arrest outside a bar three years ago.
When people view videos of police officer-civilian confrontations, their judgements concerning the use of excessive force by officers are likely constrained by various framing factors. Our studies were designed to investigate the effects of two different contextual frames on participants’ judgements of ...
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A former West Virginia police officer has been indicted on federal charges that he used excessive force during an arrest.