The actions of the officers, captured on LAPD body cameras, have sparked protests, an internal investigation and calls for changes in police policies
Videos released this week of a teacher who died after Los Angeles police discharged a Taser on him at least six times on a Venice street raise serious concerns about the officers’ tactics, law enforcement experts who reviewed the tapes said.
“Just because he is actively resisting, that doesn’t mean he is a threat,” said Seth Stoughton, a University of South Carolina law professor and use-of-force expert who reviewed the LAPD body-cam videos.“He is not a threat of harm to the officers. The only threat is a delay,” said Stoughton, a former Florida police officer. “It doesn’t appear to me the officers believe the Taser protects them from harm.
The directive also instructed officers to “continually evaluate the situation they are in and the apparent effectiveness” and, if Taser use isn’t working, to “consider transitioning to another” tactic.
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