deadly force
It's not too late for California to charge the cops who shot and killed unarmed black man Stephon Clark
The district attorney won't charge the Sacramento Police officers who shot and killed Clark, who only had an iPhone on him, in his grandmother's backyard.
When can cops legally shoot someone running away from them?
It’s happened to Stephon Clark in Sacramento, California; Maurice Granton in Chicago, Illinois; and Walter Scott in Charleston, South Carolina.
Police are furious California lawmakers are trying to limit their use of deadly force
Police in California are pushing back on a new bill that could be a game changer for how officers are treated under the law when they kill civilians.
The Supreme Court made it easier for cops to use excessive force
A police officer can barge into a house without a warrant or announcing themselves and shoot someone — as long as the officer feared for their life when they pulled the trigger, according to the Supreme Court.
I Took the LAPD's Class on How to Kill Fewer People
It was like Let's Be Cops, except the cops were in on it.
'Shoot Me or I'll Shoot You!': Video Shows Officer Resisting Use of Deadly Force
An Ohio officer refused to use deadly force against the murder suspect, even as he lunged at him and threatened to shoot the cop.
Texas Bill Would Shield Teachers Who Kill on Campus from Prosecution
The proposed law has been met with heavy criticism and shock — even in a notoriously pro-gun state with relatively lax gun control like Texas.
Protesters Against Police Violence Have Made Their Voices Heard — and Lawmakers Are Listening
Elected officials in legislatures across the country have introduced a spate of bills that aim to improve police procedures and bridge the divide between officers and minority communities.
LA Cops Shoot Man Holding Pocketknife at Site of Eric Garner and Michael Brown Protests
Los Angeles police killed a man Friday night at the same spot where hundreds of people protested the use of deadly force just one day earlier.
'Deadly Force' Tonight at Spectacle
On August 4, 1977 Ronald Burkholder––biochemist, penguin researcher, and laser specialist––was shot six times outside his laboratory by the LAPD. He died immediately after. Tonight I am screening Richard Cohen's documentary Deadly Force, the...