Hello Reader, it’s
time to blog for this week. Hope you are all doing well. My research topic is
on Use of Force: What is excessive. This topic has been a big issue lately in
the law enforcement world from the Zimmerman trial and just recently a law
enforcement officer shooting an unarmed man seeking help.
I began my
research using the Leatherby Library and Findlaw.com. I searched Use of Force
in both websites. There is an unbelievable
amount of information regarding Use of Force. I narrowed down my search to how
the whole “Use of Force” came to light. How did Use of Force come to be?
Usually when someone makes a mistake or has an accident, a policy or procedure
is made so that it doesn’t happen again. This is exactly like law as I see it.
I was able to gather a foundation of information to help me with this topic.
I will continue to
look into other cases that may be interesting. Have a safe and good week.
I have a nephew who is a K-9 officer and was in a situation called to the scene and a man came at him with a weapon. He had no time to get his K-9 out of the unit and shot the man. Turned out the man was not only on drugs, but he was out on parole. Sometimes police must use force in order to protect themselves, as well as society. It is not always black and white, in my opinion. Plus, the general public doesn't always know all the details and how using force is something that affects officers too.
ReplyDeleteHi John. How long have you been a police officer? Your topic is very interesting! I was in the Navy for 5 yrs, I was a Hospital Corpsman, which is medical, but I still went through SRF-B. It's a two week long class that teaches us how to fight, do mock take downs, get OC sprayed (that was fun! - not) and shoot a riffle, 9mm and shotgun. We learned the definition of deadly force and excessive force. With me being 5'4, they told me that I should bypass using a baton or OC and go straight for the gun (obviously, situational). My roommate is a BP agent and he told me about the example you gave of the unarmed man being shot. I am very curious to see what you come up with!!
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