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By Lori Kurtzman and Jennifer Smith Richards The Columbus Dispatch COLUMBUS, Ohio — Handcuffed, locked in the back of a police cruiser — sometimes, it’s not enough to stop a suspect from thrashing around. Sometimes, officers use force. A Taser. Pepper spray. A well-placed punch. It’s allowed. It’s just not ideal. “I don’t think we should Mace someone who is …
Source: Police Updates
Consistency lacking in Ohio police use-of-force logs

By Jeffrey Collins Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A white Charlotte police officer on trial for the on-duty killing of a black man panicked and didn't identify himself or give any commands before shooting 12 times at the agitated man seeking help in an unfamiliar neighborhood after a car crash, a prosecutor said during opening statements Monday. Any agitation by Jonathan Ferrell was because …
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Prosecutor: NC officer panicked before fatal shooting of man in car crash