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- Published on: 29 April 2016Flawed StudyShow More
The Supreme Court stated in Graham v. Conner "The test of reasonableness under the 4th Amendment is not capable of precise definition or mechanical application." That means it is very difficult to judge a use of force (a better term being response to resistance) without knowing all the information known to the officer at the time the force was used. While your study may indicate a number of injuries resulting from contac...
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None declared. - Published on: 29 April 2016Good Work: Take the Next StepShow More
Thank you for your effort. The most important revelation is that there are no requirements to report obvious abuse, and there is no data collected. Most claims of abuse by police are not objectively investigated by the police themselves, few ever reach a criminal prosecution, and the only realistic "investigation" and prosecution of excessive force and gratitutious violence is by private lawyers in civil cases. This,...
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None declared. - Published on: 29 April 2016Original Authors' Response to Dr. Ford’s e-LetterShow More
Dear Editor,
We appreciate Dr. Ford’s letter in response to our article entitled “Excessive Use of Force by Police: A Survey of Academic Emergency Physicians.”[1] As he pointed out, almost all respondents to our randomized survey of academic emergency physicians in the US believed that excessive use of force by law enforcement does occur. This is substantiated by statistics from the US Department of Justice in...
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None declared. - Published on: 29 April 2016Emergency Physicians and Police BrutalityShow More
Hutson et. al's survey of 393 academic emergency physicians (EP's) demonstrated their almost universal sense that the police engage in excessive force.[1] While this result is provocative, it is not as informative as one might think. The opinions of such doctors would certainly be expected to carry great weight in discussions regarding health care issues. However, determinations of the appropriateness of police "use...
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None declared. - Published on: 29 April 2016Respectful disagreementShow More
To Distinguished Physicians,
I have read excerpts form you article “ Police Use Excessive Force, ER Docs Say” January 1 2009, Volume 26, Issue 1 . Although I haven’t read the whole article, I do believe your study is flawed. For the purposes of this study, how did you define excessive force? Did you allow the individual doctors to subjectively define the term excessive force. Law enforcement officers are autho...
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