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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/jun/22/us-police-human-rights-standards-report>
"Police in America’s biggest cities are failing to meet even the most
basic international human rights standards governing the use of lethal
force, a new study from the University of Chicago has found.
Researchers in the university’s law school put the lethal use-of-force
policies of police in the 20 largest US cities under the microscope.
They found not a single police department was operating under guidelines
that are compliant with the minimum standards laid out under
international human rights laws.
Among the failings identified by the law scholars, some police forces
violate the requirement that lethal force should only be wielded when
facing an immediate threat and as a last resort. Some departments allow
deadly responses in cases of “escaping suspects”, “fugitives”, or
“prevention of crime” – all scenarios that would be deemed to fall well
outside the boundaries set by international law."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://www.xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
http://www.glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
http://www.sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
