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California Weighs When Police Can Use Deadly Force
California Weighs When Police Can Use Deadly Force
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Length:
20 minutes
Released:
Apr 8, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Stephon Clark was shot and killed by police officers in his grandmother’s backyard on March 18th, 2018. He was black. He was unarmed. Last month, the Sacramento DA decided not to press charges against the two officers who fatally shot Clark citing an honest and “reasonable” threat to the police officers' safety. In California, and across much of America, the word “reasonable” is enough to get officers off the hook when deadly force is used. Will the California state Legislature change that?
Guest: Laurel Rosenhall, reporter at CALmatters and host of Force of Law, a narrative podcast series following the debate in California on the use of deadly police force.
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Podcast production by Mary Wilson, Jayson De Leon, and Anna Martin.
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Guest: Laurel Rosenhall, reporter at CALmatters and host of Force of Law, a narrative podcast series following the debate in California on the use of deadly police force.
Tell us what you think by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts or sending an email to whatnext@slate.com. Follow us on Instagram for updates on the show.
Podcast production by Mary Wilson, Jayson De Leon, and Anna Martin.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Released:
Apr 8, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
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