Battle resumes in Calif. over police use of deadly force
By: The Associated Press, policeone.com
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — One of the California Legislature’s hottest criminal justice debates resumed Wednesday with competing proposals over when police can use deadly force, a topic that has torn the nation amid police shootings of young minority men.
Democratic Assemblywoman Shirley Weber of San Diego said she’ll try again to set a nation-leading standard that would allow police to kill only when it is necessary to prevent imminent and serious injury or death.
“This means they may use force only if there is no reasonable alternative, including warnings, verbal persuasion or other non-lethal methods of resolution or de-escalation,” Weber said.
