In California, state lawmakers introduced a bill Tuesday that would tighten the rules under which police officers could use deadly force. The measure would change the standard of when officers would be allowed to use firearms from a rule of “reasonable force” to one of “necessary force.” The bill has drawn support from the American Civil Liberties Union, as well as Sequita Thompson, the grandmother of Stephon Clark—an unarmed African-American man who was shot to death by a pair of Sacramento officers in his own backyard last month, a killing that sparked protests across the country.
California Bill Would Tighten Rules on Police Use of Force
HeadlineApr 04, 2018