• Police credibility under oath: “Judge Weinstein takes on testilying” [Scott Greenfield]
• “To resolve lawsuit filed by the DOJ, Seattle police department adopts policy requiring officers to attempt de-escalation (when possible) and use reasonable force to resolve tense situations. (A federal compliance monitor reports that officers’ use of force has since declined significantly without increased crime or injuries to officers.) Police officers: The policy violates our Second Amendment right to self-defense. Ninth Circuit: Novel but no.” [John K. Ross, Short Circuit, summarizing Mahoney v. City of Seattle]
• “The LAPD’s drone pilot threatens privacy despite policy assurances” [Matthew Feeney, Cato]
• Not just Hollywood and high places: sexual assault is “among the most pernicious and likely under-reported varieties of on-duty police misconduct” [Jonathan Blanks]
• “Hundreds Of Cases Dismissed Thanks To Baltimore PD Misconduct” [Tim Cushing]
• Body cameras worth pursuing even though results from Washington, D.C. study don’t show big effect on shootings or complaints [Matthew Feeney, Scott Greenfield]

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