The police officers involved in the Andrew Meyer Taser incident at the University of Florida have been reinstated after being cleared of any wrongdoing. So in honer of that I have decided to post the following poll:
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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 Andrew Meyer Taser incident. Now I knew I would not be popular with my position on the incident. After all the majority of the YouTube users are young liberals, many of which love a good conspiracy 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.
Anyway, 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.
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.
Additional information relevant to a few viewers and a few people participating in the discussion (comments)… Continue reading ‘Critical thinking and the Andrew Meyer Taser Incident’
Use of force 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 use of force continuum is a standard that provides law enforcement officials (such as public and private police 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 use of force by law officers. They are often central parts of law enforcement agencies’ use of force policies. Although various criminal justice agencies have developed different models of the continuum, there is no universal standard model.[1]
The first examples of use of force 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 use of force 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 police review boards. In particular, a graphical representation of a use of force continuum is useful to a jury when deciding whether an officer’s use of force was reasonable.[4]
Contents
- Example model
- Notes
- References
- Links
Example model
This model is adapted from a United States government publication on use of force.[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.
- Stetser, 2001, p. 36
- Stetser, 2001, pp. 36-37
- Stetser, 2001, p.38
- Grossi, 2006
- Garner and Maxwell.
References
* 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 Police Marksman Magazine.
* Stetser, Merle (2001). The Use of Force in Police 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 Police Integrity - United States Department of Justice
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