Minneapolis shooting by ICE agent brings debate over police force and moving vehicles back in focus
Read full article: Minneapolis shooting by ICE agent brings debate over police force and moving vehicles back in focusThe fatal shooting Wednesday of a woman by an immigration and customs enforcement agent in Minneapolis is raising questions about when law enforcement officers are justified in using lethal force against someone in a moving vehicle.
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Snap-decision defense may not work for Minneapolis officer
Read full article: Snap-decision defense may not work for Minneapolis officerBut it's an argument that's almost certainly not available to Derek Chauvin, the fired Minneapolis police officer who goes on trial Monday, March 29, 2021, in George Floyd's death. The fired Minneapolis police officer who goes on trial Monday was captured on video pinning George Floyd to the pavement, his knee on the Black man's neck, for about nine minutes last May. In 2020, six officers were charged in such cases, including at least four after the nationwide outrage over Floyd’s death. AdProsecutors in Chauvin’s case hope the pleas from onlookers to check on Floyd will serve the same purpose. “But each second after that, there was no need for a split-second decision.”___Find AP’s full coverage of the death of George Floyd at: https://apnews.com/hub/death-of-george-floyd

California raises standard required for use of deadly police force
Read full article: California raises standard required for use of deadly police forceState law previously allowed the use of extreme force when attempting to arrest someone or prevent them from escaping. The idea that over 100 people -- 162 people in 2017 -- were killed in police shootings in the state of California is unacceptable. The legislation, which cleared the California state Senate last month and was passed by the state's assembly in late May, says when possible, officers must use "other available resources and techniques" to address threats instead of using deadly force. Its approval raises California's deadly force standard to one of the highest in the nation. Officers killed Clark after chasing him to the backyard; the prosecutor later described Clark as taking a shooting stance and officers firing after they saw a flash of light that one believed came from a gun.