New California Law Seeks to Limit When Officers Can Shoot

By John Dempsey

Law enforcement is a tough job; working long shifts, getting berated by the public and supervision, being at work more than at home, trying to avoid blood-borne diseases, working a third shift followed by going to court in the morning. The list goes on and on. New officers know some cons of police work, but it takes experience and veterans explaining to understand fully. Now, lawmakers in California are attempting to make police officers’ jobs even more difficult by trying to pass a law that would make it illegal for officers to shoot a suspect with an “imitation weapon.”

The move comes after police fatally shot a man in California, last month. Sacramento police received a call about a suspect who was breaking into vehicles at approximately 4:25 a.m. on March 18th. A police helicopter was able to locate the man and direct officers to his location. When officers confronted the individual, he fled to his grandparent’s backyard, where he was not staying. Officers gave loud verbal commands for the suspect to show his hands. He did not, then pulled out an object, pointed it at them and charged while yelling obscenities. There was no way of knowing …Read the Rest

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