deadly force

Lawsuit Alleges Deputies Responsible for 2013 Death
Lawsuit Alleges Deputies Responsible for 2013 Death
Lawsuit Alleges Deputies Responsible for 2013 Death
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Jury selection is scheduled Monday in a civil lawsuit filed against Spokane County and two sheriff's deputies in connection with the death of a man in 2013. The Spokesman-Review reports that the family of Will Berger is suing in federal court seeking to hold the deputies civilly responsible for excessive force resulting in Berger's death...
Senate Panel Advances Deadly Force Legislation
Senate Panel Advances Deadly Force Legislation
Senate Panel Advances Deadly Force Legislation
OLYMPIA (AP) — A Senate committee has approved a compromise bill that would lower the bar for bringing criminal charges against law-enforcement officers who use deadly force. The measure was approved Thursday with bipartisan support by the Law and Justice Committee, The Seattle Times reports ...
Seahawks Wide Receiver Urges Change in Deadly Force Law
Seahawks Wide Receiver Urges Change in Deadly Force Law
Seahawks Wide Receiver Urges Change in Deadly Force Law
OLYMPIA (AP) — Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Doug Baldwin is urging a change to a Washington state law on the ability to prosecute officers who use deadly force. Baldwin testified Monday before a state task force that is studying the statute that says police can't be charged with a crime for using deadly force unless it can be proved they acted with "malice" and without "good faith
Washington Police Group Calls Deadly Force Bill ‘Radical’
Washington Police Group Calls Deadly Force Bill ‘Radical’
Washington Police Group Calls Deadly Force Bill ‘Radical’
  SEATTLE (AP) — A police group in Washington state says it will oppose a bill that would make it easier to bring criminal charges against officers who kill someone in the line of duty. The Seattle Times reports that 12 Democratic lawmakers have sponsored a bill that would remove language in state law protecting police officers from prosecution if they kill someone in the line of duty without &quo