Officer who used excessive force allowed to plead guilty to misdemeanor after felony conviction
Read full article: Officer who used excessive force allowed to plead guilty to misdemeanor after felony convictionA Los Angeles sheriff’s deputy will serve four months in prison on a misdemeanor conviction for using excessive force after the new Trump-appointed U.S. attorney offered an unusual plea deal despite a jury convicting him of a felony.
Former Colorado sheriff’s deputy convicted of homicide in shooting death of man in crisis
Read full article: Former Colorado sheriff’s deputy convicted of homicide in shooting death of man in crisisA former Colorado sheriff’s deputy has been convicted of criminally negligent homicide in the shooting death of a 22-year-old man in distress who called 911 for help after his car got stuck in a small mountain community.
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Floyd death sparks efforts to hold more officers accountable
Read full article: Floyd death sparks efforts to hold more officers accountableIn the wake of Floyd's death, state lawmakers around the country want to make it easier to hold police legally accountable for their actions. Since the beginning of 2005, 110 non-federal law enforcement officers have been arrested on murder or manslaughter charges resulting from on-duty shootings. Taking his own initiative, and invoking Floyd's name, a district attorney in Oregon said he will no longer seek or accept donations or endorsements from law enforcement unions, law enforcement officers and defense attorneys. Some police advocates complain that law enforcement officers are being unjustly vilified, when millions of arrests and other interactions occur peacefully each year. More importantly, its going to be a danger to the public if people just stop becoming law enforcement officers," he said.