(Credit: AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) To the dismay of Black Lives Matter activists and criminal justice advocates, juries often decline to convict police officers for excessive use of force. St. Anthony police officer Jeronimo Yanez is one such example. In June, a jury acquitted Yanez of all charges including second-degree manslaughter for the fatal shooting of Philando Castile during a failed traffic stop last year.
These Two Supreme Court Cases Protect Police Who Use Excessive Force
Celisa Calacal, , Salon: Politics
Sat, 08/12/2017 - 6:59am
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