[Peace-discuss] Police policy on lethal force

[John W.]

On Wed, Oct 21, 2009 at 11:41 AM, C. G. Estabrook <galliher at illinois.edu>wrote:

Barbara--
>
> Your comments last night on the changes in the police policy document on
> lethal force seem to me very important indeed.  Nice work.
>
> I hope they will be followed up.  How e.g. is the policy established?  City
> council who permitted it must be retired.
>
> Regards, Carl



For those who haven't read it and didn't hear Danielle's comments last
night, the policy says,

"A peace officer is justified in using deadly force only when ... such force
is necessary to prevent the arrest from being defeated by resistance or
escape."
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