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Poll - Officers Cleared in Andrew Meyer Taser Case

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malagent
on October 25, 2007
in Crime, Critical Thinking, Current Events, News, People, Police, Polls and Taser
. 5 Comments

The officers involved in the Andrew Meyer Taser incident at the of have been reinstated after being cleared of any wrongdoing. So in honer of that I have decided to post the following :

Regardless of whether you think it's justified, right, or neccessary, do you think an Iran-US war is likely in the next year?

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Critical thinking and the Andrew Meyer Taser Incident

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malagent
on September 27, 2007
in Arrest, Conspiracy Theories, Crime, Critical Thinking, Current Events, Education, People, Photographs, Police, Stupidity, Taser, Use of Force and Video
. 80 Comments

Update: As I’ve predicted the Officers involved in this incident have been cleared and are returning to duty. Take a poll here.

I’ve posted a few videos on YouTube concerning the incident. Now I knew I would not be popular with my position on the incident. After all the majority of the users are young liberals, many of which love a good theory. At least that’s been my experience. However, I was astonished at the response I have received. In addition to the obligatory “your a fascist”, “troll alert”, “you’re part of Skull & Bones” and “you’re a Bush lover” comments, I’ve also received a few dozen messages threatening my life. Now of course I don’t take these seriously, mainly due to the all caps and mangling of the English language.

Insult 40Anyway, I’ll get to the point. Amongst all of the controversy, insults and now death threats I have had some productive conversations with a rare few.Insult 041 Some of whom have requested more information or explanations of the information I have presented. Rather then continue to try and provide a condensed version that fits withing the 500 character limit of the YouTube comments that also wont allow URLs to be posted, I have decided to simply post what I can here. With any luck someone will find it useful.

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Use of Force Continuum

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malagent
on September 19, 2007
in Crime, Current Events, Definitions, Education, Law and Police
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continuum
Some information from Wikipedia

It may be known by any of several names, such as Control Continuum, Level-of-Force Model, Subject Resistance Matrix, etc..

A continuum is a standard that provides law enforcement officials (such as public and private officers, probation officers, corrections officers, and security officers) with guidelines as to how much force may be used against a resisting subject in a given situation. The purpose of these models is to clarify, both for officers and citizens, the complex subject of by law officers. They are often central parts of law enforcement agencies’ policies. Although various criminal justice agencies have developed different models of the continuum, there is no universal standard model.[1]

The first examples of continua were developed in the 1980s and early 1990s.[2] Early models were depicted in various formats, including graphs, semicircular “gauges”, and linear progressions. Most often the models are presented in “stair step” fashion, with each level of force matched by a corresponding level of subject resistance, although it is generally noted that an officer need not progress through each level before reaching the final level of force. These progressions rest on the premise that officers should escalate and de-escale their level of force in response to the subject’s actions.[3]

Although the continuum is used primarily as a training tool for law officers, it is also valuable with civilians, such as in criminal trials or hearings by review boards. In particular, a graphical representation of a continuum is useful to a jury when deciding whether an officer’s was reasonable.[4]
Contents

  1. Example model
  2. Notes
  3. References
  4. Links

Example model

This model is adapted from a United States government publication on .[5] It lists multiple tactics in order from least to most severe, but is only a partial model, as it does not give corresponding degrees of subject resistance.

  • Verbal command
  • Handcuff suspect
  • Search suspect
  • Use wrist/arm lock
  • Use takedown
  • Block/punch/kick
  • Strike suspect
  • Wrestle suspect
  • Pepper spray
  • Use baton
  • Use firearm

Notes

Stetser, 2001, p. 36.

  1. Stetser, 2001, p. 36
  2. Stetser, 2001, pp. 36-37
  3. Stetser, 2001, p.38
  4. Grossi, 2006
  5. Garner and Maxwell.

References

Use of Force Book* Garner, Joel H.; Maxwell, Christopher D.. Measuring the Amount of Force Used By and Against the Police in Six Jurisdictions (PDF). National Institute of Justice.
* Grossi, Mark (June 2, 2006). Setting the record straight on force continuums. The Marksman Magazine.
* Stetser, Merle (2001). The in Control of Violence: Incidents Resulting in Assaults on Officers. New York: LFB Scholarly Publishing L.L.C.. ISBN 1-931202-08-7.

External link

* Law Enforcement Integrity - United States Department of Justice