Archive for March, 2007
Force Science News #68: How Many of These Force Myths Do You Believe? How About the People Who Judge You?
Force Science News #68
March 26, 2007
HOW MANY OF THESE FORCE MYTHS DO YOU BELIEVE?
HOW ABOUT THE PEOPLE WHO JUDGE YOU?
Part 1 of a 2-part series
Civilians who judge the reasonableness of your use of force, whether they’re members of the media, of a review board, of a prosecutor’s staff, or of a jury, are likely to bring a welter of highly distorted beliefs to the process because they’ve undergone thousands of hours of “training” based on fantasy rather than the “seething ferocity and violence” of street-level reality.
Force Science News #67: Is Excited Delirium a Fake Condition Invented to Whitewash Abusive Force? A Critical Look at NPR’s Recent Reports
Force Science News #67
March 9, 2007
In this issue:
I. IS EXCITED DELIRIUM A FAKE CONDITION INVENTED TO WHITEWASH ABUSIVE FORCE? A CRITICAL LOOK AT NPR’S RECENT REPORTS
II. WHERE TO FIND OUT MORE–IN PERSON–ABOUT HOW FSRC’S UNIQUE RESEARCH CAN HELP YOU SURVIVE ON THE STREET & IN COURT
III. KICKIN’ ASS! DR. BILL LEWINSKI ACHIEVES A COVETED 5TH DEGREE BLACK BELT
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I. IS EXCITED DELIRIUM A FAKE CONDITION INVENTED TO WHITEWASH ABUSIVE FORCE? A CRITICAL LOOK AT NPR’S RECENT REPORTS
Two perspectives on law enforcement’s role in the violent human meltdown known as excited delirium faced off on National Public Radio recently, in broadcasts that have themselves become controversial.
