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Length:
47 minutes
Released:
May 4, 2019
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Podcast episode
Description
Lobbying is under way in Sacramento for two vastly different approaches to reduce police shootings. Victims’ families and civil rights advocates are pushing a tougher standard for police to use deadly force, while law enforcement officers promote a plan to increase training.
Additional music for this episode by Lee Rosevere.
Additional music for this episode by Lee Rosevere.
Released:
May 4, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (9)
Introducing Force of Law: After police killed an unarmed black man in his grandparents' backyard, activists set out to change California law, hoping to make it easier to prosecute police who kill. That's sparked a heated debate in the state Capitol between families who have lost loved ones to police, and law enforcement officers who face split-second decisions while performing a dangerous job. Reporter Laurel Rosenhall explores California's attempt to curb police shootings as politicians consider the nation's toughest statewide standard for justifying deadly force. by Force of Law