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Website : https://standwithdarby.com/ Instagram : @standwithdarby Pipe Hitter Foundation Donation Link : https://donorbox.org/piphitterfoundation-darby Officer Ben Darby responded to a suicide-by-cop scenario in 2018. After recognizing that his partners were not utilizing sound officer safety tactics by placing themselves in a potentially deadly situation without cover and concealment within a few feet of the armed subject, without their firearms drawn, Officer Darby placed himself in front of his partners and gave multiple warnings to the subject to put his gun down, which he was pointing at his head. After making a furtive movement with his head, shoulders, and firearm and after believing that his life and the lives of his partners were in imminent threat of great bodily harm or death, Officer Darby shot the subject, who was a known white supremacist. It was later discovered that the subject told his neighbor (a witness) that he intended on luring police officers into his home to kill them because he hated cops. After an Incident Review Board was conducted by the Huntsville Police Department, the department found that Officer Darby's actions were within policy and justified under the rule of law. The first two officers were sent back to the academy for remedial training and later resigned. Officer Darby returned to work, and within 2 months a secret grand jury was convened by the district attorney. Officer Darby was charged with murder. Officer Darby was given a plea deal consisting of probation and NO CUSTODY time if he accepted an aggravated manslaughter conviction, which he refused. The police chief, city council, and mayor of Huntsville supported Ben Darby and paid the initial legal fees. During the trial, the judge prevented exculpatory evidence from being heard by the jury, including relevant testimony by the neighbor and others, as well as applicable case law that would have exonerated Officer Ben Darby (Graham v. Connor, Tennessee V. Garner, Montoute v. Carr, Garczynski v. Palm Beach Sheriff's Office). This trial was closed to the public—not open to family or friends due to Covid restrictions. He was denied qualified immunity and after multiple plea deals consisting of NO prison time, Ben Darby went to trial. During the trial, the DA compared Officer Darby to a regular civilian who barged into a random person's house, shooting, and killing them. Officer Ben Darby was sentenced to 25 years. #standwithdarby

For Today's episode of The Breakdown, we are going way back and replaying our 12th episode. The first in a 3-part series that dives into the issue of why police brutality is effectively legal in the United States, by analyzing the Supreme Court cases that protect even the most abusive officers. In the first and second episodes, King breaks down the cases and their implications. But in the third episode, he doesn't just leave us with the problem, he offers solutions and empowers us by telling us what we can do to bring about change. Tune in over the next two days to learn about the legal landscape and how we can work toward justice for victims of police brutality. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this special edition of the Mike Force Podcast, Mike is joined by Keelin Darby to address the injustice being faced by her husband, police officer Ben Darby, who has wrongfully been accused of murder. Officer Ben Darby responded to a suicide-by-cop scenario in 2018. After recognizing that his partners were not utilizing sound officer safety tactics by placing themselves in a potentially deadly situation without cover and concealment within a few feet of the armed subject, without their firearms drawn, Officer Darby placed himself in front of his partners and gave multiple warnings to the subject to put his gun down, which he was pointing at his head. After making a furtive movement with his head, shoulders, and firearm and after believing that his life and the lives of his partners were in imminent threat of great bodily harm or death, Officer Darby shot the subject, who was a known white supremacist. It was later discovered that the subject told his neighbor (a witness) that he intended on luring police officers into his home to kill them because he hated cops. After an Incident Review Board was conducted by the Huntsville Police Department, the department found that Officer Darby's actions were within policy and justified under the rule of law. The first two officers were sent back to the academy for remedial training and later resigned. Officer Darby returned to work, and within 2 months a secret grand jury was convened by the district attorney. Officer Darby was charged with murder. Officer Darby was given a plea deal consisting of probation and NO CUSTODY time if he accepted an aggravated manslaughter conviction, which he refused. The police chief, city council, and mayor of Huntsville supported Ben Darby and paid the initial legal fees. During the trial, the judge prevented exculpatory evidence from being heard by the jury, including relevant testimony by the neighbor and others, as well as applicable case law that would have exonerated Officer Ben Darby (Graham v. Connor, Tennessee V. Garner, Montoute v. Carr, Garczynski v. Palm Beach Sheriff's Office). This trial was closed to the public—not open to family or friends due to Covid restrictions. He was denied qualified immunity and after multiple plea deals consisting of NO prison time, Ben Darby went to trial. During the trial, the DA compared Officer Darby to a regular civilian who barged into a random person's house, shooting, and killing them. Officer Ben Darby was sentenced to 25 years. Website : https://standwithdarby.com/ Instagram : @standwithdarby Pipe Hitter Foundation Donation Link : https://donorbox.org/piphitterfoundation-darby Fund the First Donation Link : https://fundthefirst.com/campaign/stand-with-darby-aedpse District Attorney of Madison County, Alabama - Robert Broussard (256) 532-3460 Alabama Attorney General - Steve Marshall (334) 242-7300 For exclusive content and the opportunity to ask Mike your questions directly, become a member of Mike's Patreon at www.patreon.com/mikeglover You can watch this and other full length episodes of the Mike Force Podcast on YouTube, here For more Mike Force content, follow Mike on instagram @mike.a.glover and @mikegloveractual, and visit him online at www.mikegloveractual.com Special thanks to Mike Force subscribers for your continued support and for making this podcast possible.

Keelin Darby is an active law enforcement officer and the wife of Ben Darby. Officer Ben Darby responded to a suicide-by-cop scenario in 2018. After recognizing that his partners were not utilizing sound officer safety tactics by placing themselves in a potentially deadly situation without cover and concealment within a few feet of the armed subject, without their firearms drawn, Officer Darby placed himself in front of his partners and gave multiple warnings to the subject to put his gun down, which he was pointing at his head. After making a furtive movement with his head, shoulders, and firearm and after believing that his life and the lives of his partners were in imminent threat of great bodily harm or death, Officer Darby shot the subject, who was a known white supremacist. It was later discovered that the subject told his neighbor (a witness) that he intended on luring police officers into his home to kill them because he hated cops. After an Incident Review Board was conducted by the Huntsville Police Department, the department found that Officer Darby's actions were within policy and justified under the rule of law. The first two officers were sent back to the academy for remedial training and later resigned. Officer Darby returned to work, and within 2 months a secret grand jury was convened by the district attorney. Officer Darby was charged with murder. Officer Darby was given a plea deal consisting of probation and NO CUSTODY time if he accepted an aggravated manslaughter conviction, which he refused. The police chief, city council, and mayor of Huntsville supported Ben Darby and paid the initial legal fees. During the trial, the judge prevented exculpatory evidence from being heard by the jury, including relevant testimony by the neighbor and others, as well as applicable case law that would have exonerated Officer Ben Darby (Graham v. Connor, Tennessee V. Garner, Montoute v. Carr, Garczynski v. Palm Beach Sheriff's Office). This trial was closed to the public—not open to family, friends, or me, due to Covid restrictions. He was denied qualified immunity and after multiple plea deals consisting of NO prison time, my husband went to trial. During the trial, the DA compared Officer Darby to a regular civilian who barged into a random person's house, shooting, and killing them. Officer Ben Darby was sentenced to 25 years.

For Today's episode of The Breakdown, we are going way back and replaying our 12th episode. In it, Shaun King begins the first of a 3 part series on why police brutality is functionally legal in the United States by unpacking the Supreme Court cases that currently protect even the worst officers in cases of police brutality.

This episode contains the following: Is there a problem with LEOs shooting Bad Guys instead of Tasing them? 74 year old Tulsa deputy fatally shoots suspect instead of Tasing Kansas female rookie shoots suspect instead of using Taser Chicago police fatally shoot 13-year-old on video Driver throws bleach and Molotov cocktail at NYPD cops U.S. Supreme Court requires unanimous verdicts for serious crimes Tennessee v. Garner: The enduring test of “objective reasonableness” Police intervention and the suicidal subject --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/leoroundtable/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/leoroundtable/support

Families impacted by police homicide and police brutality survivors release a collective list of demands amid the special Nevada State Legislature session In response to the sustained interest in police violence prompted by the extrajudicial killing of George Floyd of Minneapolis on May 25, 2020, the last several weeks Families United 4 Justice - Las Vegas, a coalition of families impacted by police homicide and police brutality survivors, have organized to identify a collective list of demands for the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD), Nevada police, and local, state, and federal governments. The demands include the immediate resignation of District Attorney Steve Wolfson for his failure to adequately investigate and prosecute officers who violate human and civil rights, the demilitarization of the LVMPD, and the abolishment of the Las Vegas Police Protective Association, the local police union that obstructs police transparency and accountability during police homicide investigations. The demands also call for the creation of a version of the Victims of Crime program for police homicide victims and police brutality survivors as those directly impacted often do not qualify for Victims of Crime or are not made aware of the program causing them to miss the application deadline. The 36 demands are being called by the families of LVMPD police homicide victims Leopoldo Tijernia, killed on May 5, 2005, Joseph Justin killed on August 22, 2007, Rafael Olivas killed on July 14, 2011, Sharmel Edwards, killed on April 21, 2012, Thomas McEniry, killed on November 24, 2015, Keith Childress, Jr., killed on December 31, 2015, Rex Wilson, killed on October 13, 2016, Tashii Brown, killed on May 14, 2017, Junior Lopez, killed on April 6, 2018, Nicholas Farah, killed on March 31, 2019, Byron Williams, killed on September 5, 2019, Jorge Gomez, killed on June 1, 2020, the family of James Neske who was killed during an altercation with another civilian inside Clark County Detention Center on July 15, 2019, the family of Nathan Benson who was shot by LVMPD on April 29, 2013 and to this day still hasn't healed from the bullet wound due to the inadequate medical care at Clark County Detention Center, and who remains in solitary confinement despite never being charged for a crime while suffering from mental illness, Clark County resident Tonya Brown, mother of Tyree Davis who was killed by Chicago police on January 4, 2020, Clark County resident Nasha Myart, aunt of Stephon Clark who was killed by Sacramento police on March 18, 2018, LVMPD police brutality survivors, Cristina Paulos, Jesus Carvajal and Terry Rogaczewski. The demands are: Mandate independent investigations in all police related killings in Nevada; reopen cases in the last 30 years and all current cases moving forward. Return the victim's belongings to the family after the case is closed. Issue an independent liaison/advocate to impacted people to help navigate the criminal legal system and address their needs. Eliminate qualified immunity in the state of Nevada. Overturn U.S. Supreme Court cases Tennessee v. Garner and Graham v. Connor that justifies lethal force based on officers' “belief” that their lives or others' lives are in danger. The immediate resignation of Clark County District Attorney Steve Wolfson and an investigation into the Clark County District Attorney's office for prosecutorial misconduct, holding Wolfson criminally liable if misconduct is discovered. Abolish police unions, including the Las Vegas Police Protective Association. Removal of the restraint chair utilized in Clark County Detention Center that has been used to brutalize civilians including Nicholas Farah who died while being restrained in the chair. Repeal the Nevada Peace Officer Bill of Rights. Mandate periodic drug/alcohol testing and mental health evaluation for all police officers. Mandate drug/alcohol testing immediately after use-of-force incidents for all police officers involved. Create legislation surrounding body worn cameras, including: requiring all police officers regardless of seniority or ranking to wear them, requiring officers to leave their body worn cameras on while apprehending civilians including after civilian is officially in-custody, not allowing police to redact or edit footage and making the footage available immediately after the incident at no cost to the public. Release names and photographs of all officers involved in police homicides in the last 30 years and moving forward. Mandate community control over Nevada police department budgets. Create a Victim's of Police Homicide Compensation program to address the immediate needs of impacted people including protection from police intimidation, funeral costs, monetary compensation for job loss, access to medical and mental healthcare. Redirect and restructure first response dispatch to reduce emergency response handled by police. Release official reports, including the autopsy report, police reports, and crime scene investigation reports to survivors and/or impacted families within 45 days of the incident. Create legislation that mandates police officers to exhaust all possible ways of intervention, including de-escalation tactics before moving to utilize force, and attach accountability measures if protocol is not followed. Require police to have individual insurance so that police officers are held accountable individually when they violate civil and human rights. Remove the ability to receive administrative paid leave for officers involved in police homicide. Create a liaison who can advocate for the tribal community and foster communication between all governing bodies. Remove the ability for police officers guilty of excessive-use-of-force to take plea bargains. Immediate resignation of Sheriff Joseph Lombardo. Immediate termination of officers when they act in an unprofessional manner caught on body worn cameras. Restructure the civilian review board so that it is effective and representative of the community. Create a local, state, and national database displaying all police misconduct. Mandate a special prosecutor for all police related killings. Restructure police training entirely; eliminate the “shoot to kill” mentality, require recruits to have a four-year college degree in the social sciences, raise recruitment age to 25, and include effective crisis intervention training, cultural competency training, and extend the academy training period while allowing for the community to have a say in police training. Create departmental protocol for reporting in-custody deaths within 72 hours. Create protocols that preserve human life above detaining an injured person or a person with mental health issues and include accountability measures if not followed. Create legislation that holds police officers accountable for: tampering with the crime scene after they have killed someone, lying under oath, fabricating and/or withholding evidence. Demilitarize the LVMPD, all Nevada police departments, all police departments nationwide and reallocate funds to reinvest in the Black community, communities of Color, working class communities, education and mental health supports. Make accessible and public police radio channels. Expunge the arrest and criminal records of those proven to be wrongfully accused so that their arrest record does not further criminalize them. Restructure police homicide and in-custody death press conferences, requiring that they are independently run, and end the review of the arrest records of victims, reviewing only facts that pertain to the incident. Restructure the Public Fact Finding Review Process so that it is not merely demonstrative but functional in that a pathway is created for the directly impacted and witnesses to ask questions and make statements.

Families impacted by police homicide and police brutality survivors release a collective list of demands amid the special Nevada State Legislature sessionIn response to the sustained interest in police violence prompted by the extrajudicial killing of George Floyd of Minneapolis on May 25, 2020, the last several weeks Families United 4 Justice - Las Vegas, a coalition of families impacted by police homicide and police brutality survivors, have organized to identify a collective list of demands for the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD), Nevada police, and local, state, and federal governments. The demands include the immediate resignation of District Attorney Steve Wolfson for his failure to adequately investigate and prosecute officers who violate human and civil rights, the demilitarization of the LVMPD, and the abolishment of the Las Vegas Police Protective Association, the local police union that obstructs police transparency and accountability during police homicide investigations. The demands also call for the creation of a version of the Victims of Crime program for police homicide victims and police brutality survivors as those directly impacted often do not qualify for Victims of Crime or are not made aware of the program causing them to miss the application deadline.The 36 demands are being called by the families of LVMPD police homicide victims Leopoldo Tijernia, killed on May 5, 2005, Joseph Justin killed on August 22, 2007, Rafael Olivas killed on July 14, 2011, Sharmel Edwards, killed on April 21, 2012, Thomas McEniry, killed on November 24, 2015, Keith Childress, Jr., killed on December 31, 2015, Rex Wilson, killed on October 13, 2016, Tashii Brown, killed on May 14, 2017, Junior Lopez, killed on April 6, 2018, Nicholas Farah, killed on March 31, 2019, Byron Williams, killed on September 5, 2019, Jorge Gomez, killed on June 1, 2020, the family of James Neske who was killed during an altercation with another civilian inside Clark County Detention Center on July 15, 2019, the family of Nathan Benson who was shot by LVMPD on April 29, 2013 and to this day still hasn't healed from the bullet wound due to the inadequate medical care at Clark County Detention Center, and who remains in solitary confinement despite never being charged for a crime while suffering from mental illness, Clark County resident Tonya Brown, mother of Tyree Davis who was killed by Chicago police on January 4, 2020, Clark County resident Nasha Myart, aunt of Stephon Clark who was killed by Sacramento police on March 18, 2018, LVMPD police brutality survivors, Cristina Paulos, Jesus Carvajal and Terry Rogaczewski.The demands are: Mandate independent investigations in all police related killings in Nevada; reopen cases in the last 30 years and all current cases moving forward. Return the victim's belongings to the family after the case is closed. Issue an independent liaison/advocate to impacted people to help navigate the criminal legal system and address their needs. Eliminate qualified immunity in the state of Nevada. Overturn U.S. Supreme Court cases Tennessee v. Garner and Graham v. Connor that justifies lethal force based on officers' “belief” that their lives or others' lives are in danger. The immediate resignation of Clark County District Attorney Steve Wolfson and an investigation into the Clark County District Attorney's office for prosecutorial misconduct, holding Wolfson criminally liable if misconduct is discovered. Abolish police unions, including the Las Vegas Police Protective Association. Removal of the restraint chair utilized in Clark County Detention Center that has been used to brutalize civilians including Nicholas Farah who died while being restrained in the chair. Repeal the Nevada Peace Officer Bill of Rights. Mandate periodic drug/alcohol testing and mental health evaluation for all police officers. Mandate drug/alcohol testing immediately after use-of-force incidents for all police officers involved. Create legislation surrounding body worn cameras, including: requiring all police officers regardless of seniority or ranking to wear them, requiring officers to leave their body worn cameras on while apprehending civilians including after civilian is officially in-custody, not allowing police to redact or edit footage and making the footage available immediately after the incident at no cost to the public. Release names and photographs of all officers involved in police homicides in the last 30 years and moving forward. Mandate community control over Nevada police department budgets. Create a Victim's of Police Homicide Compensation program to address the immediate needs of impacted people including protection from police intimidation, funeral costs, monetary compensation for job loss, access to medical and mental healthcare. Redirect and restructure first response dispatch to reduce emergency response handled by police. Release official reports, including the autopsy report, police reports, and crime scene investigation reports to survivors and/or impacted families within 45 days of the incident. Create legislation that mandates police officers to exhaust all possible ways of intervention, including de-escalation tactics before moving to utilize force, and attach accountability measures if protocol is not followed. Require police to have individual insurance so that police officers are held accountable individually when they violate civil and human rights. Remove the ability to receive administrative paid leave for officers involved in police homicide. Create a liaison who can advocate for the tribal community and foster communication between all governing bodies. Remove the ability for police officers guilty of excessive-use-of-force to take plea bargains. Immediate resignation of Sheriff Joseph Lombardo. Immediate termination of officers when they act in an unprofessional manner caught on body worn cameras. Restructure the civilian review board so that it is effective and representative of the community. Create a local, state, and national database displaying all police misconduct. Mandate a special prosecutor for all police related killings. Restructure police training entirely; eliminate the “shoot to kill” mentality, require recruits to have a four-year college degree in the social sciences, raise recruitment age to 25, and include effective crisis intervention training, cultural competency training, and extend the academy training period while allowing for the community to have a say in police training. Create departmental protocol for reporting in-custody deaths within 72 hours. Create protocols that preserve human life above detaining an injured person or a person with mental health issues and include accountability measures if not followed. Create legislation that holds police officers accountable for: tampering with the crime scene after they have killed someone, lying under oath, fabricating and/or withholding evidence. Demilitarize the LVMPD, all Nevada police departments, all police departments nationwide and reallocate funds to reinvest in the Black community, communities of Color, working class communities, education and mental health supports. Make accessible and public police radio channels. Expunge the arrest and criminal records of those proven to be wrongfully accused so that their arrest record does not further criminalize them. Restructure police homicide and in-custody death press conferences, requiring that they are independently run, and end the review of the arrest records of victims, reviewing only facts that pertain to the incident. Restructure the Public Fact Finding Review Process so that it is not merely demonstrative but functional in that a pathway is created for the directly impacted and witnesses to ask questions and make statements.

Families impacted by police homicide and police brutality survivors release a collective list of demands amid the special Nevada State Legislature session In response to the sustained interest in police violence prompted by the extrajudicial killing of George Floyd of Minneapolis on May 25, 2020, the last several weeks Families United 4 Justice - Las Vegas, a coalition of families impacted by police homicide and police brutality survivors, have organized to identify a collective list of demands for the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD), Nevada police, and local, state, and federal governments. The demands include the immediate resignation of District Attorney Steve Wolfson for his failure to adequately investigate and prosecute officers who violate human and civil rights, the demilitarization of the LVMPD, and the abolishment of the Las Vegas Police Protective Association, the local police union that obstructs police transparency and accountability during police homicide investigations. The demands also call for the creation of a version of the Victims of Crime program for police homicide victims and police brutality survivors as those directly impacted often do not qualify for Victims of Crime or are not made aware of the program causing them to miss the application deadline. The 36 demands are being called by the families of LVMPD police homicide victims Leopoldo Tijernia, killed on May 5, 2005, Joseph Justin killed on August 22, 2007, Rafael Olivas killed on July 14, 2011, Sharmel Edwards, killed on April 21, 2012, Thomas McEniry, killed on November 24, 2015, Keith Childress, Jr., killed on December 31, 2015, Rex Wilson, killed on October 13, 2016, Tashii Brown, killed on May 14, 2017, Junior Lopez, killed on April 6, 2018, Nicholas Farah, killed on March 31, 2019, Byron Williams, killed on September 5, 2019, Jorge Gomez, killed on June 1, 2020, the family of James Neske who was killed during an altercation with another civilian inside Clark County Detention Center on July 15, 2019, the family of Nathan Benson who was shot by LVMPD on April 29, 2013 and to this day still hasn't healed from the bullet wound due to the inadequate medical care at Clark County Detention Center, and who remains in solitary confinement despite never being charged for a crime while suffering from mental illness, Clark County resident Tonya Brown, mother of Tyree Davis who was killed by Chicago police on January 4, 2020, Clark County resident Nasha Myart, aunt of Stephon Clark who was killed by Sacramento police on March 18, 2018, LVMPD police brutality survivors, Cristina Paulos, Jesus Carvajal and Terry Rogaczewski. The demands are: Mandate independent investigations in all police related killings in Nevada; reopen cases in the last 30 years and all current cases moving forward. Return the victim's belongings to the family after the case is closed. Issue an independent liaison/advocate to impacted people to help navigate the criminal legal system and address their needs. Eliminate qualified immunity in the state of Nevada. Overturn U.S. Supreme Court cases Tennessee v. Garner and Graham v. Connor that justifies lethal force based on officers' “belief” that their lives or others' lives are in danger. The immediate resignation of Clark County District Attorney Steve Wolfson and an investigation into the Clark County District Attorney's office for prosecutorial misconduct, holding Wolfson criminally liable if misconduct is discovered. Abolish police unions, including the Las Vegas Police Protective Association. Removal of the restraint chair utilized in Clark County Detention Center that has been used to brutalize civilians including Nicholas Farah who died while being restrained in the chair. Repeal the Nevada Peace Officer Bill of Rights. Mandate periodic drug/alcohol testing and mental health evaluation for all police officers. Mandate drug/alcohol testing immediately after use-of-force incidents for all police officers involved. Create legislation surrounding body worn cameras, including: requiring all police officers regardless of seniority or ranking to wear them, requiring officers to leave their body worn cameras on while apprehending civilians including after civilian is officially in-custody, not allowing police to redact or edit footage and making the footage available immediately after the incident at no cost to the public. Release names and photographs of all officers involved in police homicides in the last 30 years and moving forward. Mandate community control over Nevada police department budgets. Create a Victim's of Police Homicide Compensation program to address the immediate needs of impacted people including protection from police intimidation, funeral costs, monetary compensation for job loss, access to medical and mental healthcare. Redirect and restructure first response dispatch to reduce emergency response handled by police. Release official reports, including the autopsy report, police reports, and crime scene investigation reports to survivors and/or impacted families within 45 days of the incident. Create legislation that mandates police officers to exhaust all possible ways of intervention, including de-escalation tactics before moving to utilize force, and attach accountability measures if protocol is not followed. Require police to have individual insurance so that police officers are held accountable individually when they violate civil and human rights. Remove the ability to receive administrative paid leave for officers involved in police homicide. Create a liaison who can advocate for the tribal community and foster communication between all governing bodies. Remove the ability for police officers guilty of excessive-use-of-force to take plea bargains. Immediate resignation of Sheriff Joseph Lombardo. Immediate termination of officers when they act in an unprofessional manner caught on body worn cameras. Restructure the civilian review board so that it is effective and representative of the community. Create a local, state, and national database displaying all police misconduct. Mandate a special prosecutor for all police related killings. Restructure police training entirely; eliminate the “shoot to kill” mentality, require recruits to have a four-year college degree in the social sciences, raise recruitment age to 25, and include effective crisis intervention training, cultural competency training, and extend the academy training period while allowing for the community to have a say in police training. Create departmental protocol for reporting in-custody deaths within 72 hours. Create protocols that preserve human life above detaining an injured person or a person with mental health issues and include accountability measures if not followed. Create legislation that holds police officers accountable for: tampering with the crime scene after they have killed someone, lying under oath, fabricating and/or withholding evidence. Demilitarize the LVMPD, all Nevada police departments, all police departments nationwide and reallocate funds to reinvest in the Black community, communities of Color, working class communities, education and mental health supports. Make accessible and public police radio channels. Expunge the arrest and criminal records of those proven to be wrongfully accused so that their arrest record does not further criminalize them. Restructure police homicide and in-custody death press conferences, requiring that they are independently run, and end the review of the arrest records of victims, reviewing only facts that pertain to the incident. Restructure the Public Fact Finding Review Process so that it is not merely demonstrative but functional in that a pathway is created for the directly impacted and witnesses to ask questions and make statements.

On today’s episode of The Breakdown, Shaun King begins the first of a 3 part series on why police brutality is functionally legal in the United States by unpacking the Supreme Court cases that currently protect even the worst officers in cases of police brutality. For the next two days Shaun will explain the cases, then on the 3rd episode Shaun will tell us what we can do about it. 

Use of force is a hotly debated topic in this country.  Police use of force can shock the conscious of some in society.  Law enforcement agencies are looking for ways to reduce use of force and at the same time maintaining control of situations. Using de-escalation techniques and other alternatives (good communication skills) to higher levels of force is becoming the norm for law enforcement agencies based on the officer’s training and experience. Thom and Chris discussed the psychology (fight or flight) of the use of force, as well as, communication techniques in order to reduce use of force incidents.  Thom and Chris also discussed the importance of integrating use of force and communications training intertwined into all law enforcement training.   References Tennessee v. Garner (1985) Graham v. Conner (1989) Tony Blauer: https://blauerspear.com/     Law Enforcement Academy – www.lawenforcementacademy.org Law Enforcement Academy on Facebook – www.facebook.com/LEAPodcast     Don’t forget to Subscribe on iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher Radio, TuneIn Feel Free to Share on Facebook, LinkedIn, and other social media  

Garland Nixon and Lee Stranahan discuss the Graham-Cassidy healthcare bill, talk with a guest in-studio about election reform, delve into DACA, and have Dr. Boz on the air to talk about diabetes.On this episode of ‘Fault Lines' hosts Garland Nixon and Lee Stranahan recap the days headlines giving updates on recent natural disasters before being joined by Jacqueline Luqman who talks about dealing with corruption in the current political system.In the Second Hour, the hosts touch on the events in Catalonia and have a conversation about Tennessee v. Garner. At the end of the hour, they are joined in studio by George Ripley to talk about election integrity and reform.In the third hour, "Fault Lines" hosts Garland Nixon and Lee Stranahan are joined by Annette Bosworth who discusses Diabetes prevention and treatment. Former Dreamer Liana E. Montecinos who is President of the Latinx Law Student Association comes on air to discuss DACA and immigration. The show closes with a brief discussion about the leaked Lawrence O'Donnell meltdown tape.