Dubious Police Use Of Lethal Force Looms Over The Nation

Three fatal police shootings in Texas should compel the country to examine the use of excessive force by police.

Jo Erickson
بواسطة Jo Erickson

Last week’s fatal police shooting near a San Antonio campus of an unarmed student highlights yet again the national issue of the use of excessive force among police. The deadly encounter occurred after University of Incarnate Word campus police pulled over 23-year-old Robert Cameron Redus at his apartment complex for allegedly speeding and driving

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Five Texas Police Departments Ban Tasers

Some communities are sidestepping the debate on Tasers’ safety by simply banning them altogether.

Katie Rucke
بواسطة Katie Rucke

About 16,000 law enforcement agencies internationally use Tasers, but this weekend, five police departments in North Texas -- Mansfield, Richland Hills, Crowley, Murphy and Burleson -- announced they had removed Taser guns from the list of equipment used by officers. While none of the Texas-based police department have explicitly explained why

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Death By Taser: So Much For ‘Non-Lethal’ Police Weapons

The safe use of stun guns is drawing criticism as their misuse by police appears to be on the rise.

Frederick Reese
بواسطة Frederick Reese

On July 14, St. Louis Park, Minn. police responded to a report of a Park Health and Rehab patient acting erratically. Zheng Diao, 76, was in possession of a knife and a pair of scissors. Unable to speak English, police attempted to contact with Diao through body gestures. As the police perceived Diao attempting the raise the knife to his throat,

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Minneapolis Police Accused Of Using Excessive Force Over Noise Complaint

Police reportedly entered without permission and began to spray large amounts of pepper spray throughout the home.

Katie Rucke
بواسطة Katie Rucke

Already facing 61 lawsuits involving police brutality, the Minneapolis Police Department has been accused once again, this time of using excessive force to shut down a party at a Minneapolis home after receiving multiple noise complaints. According to local news reports, the MPD entered a three-story Minneapolis home without permission on Aug. 17,

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