Cornell Law Review

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Renaming Deadly Force

Scott A. Harman-Heath, J.D. University of Virginia, B.A. McGill University

Three times a day in the United States, a police officer kills someone. On any given day, this person might be an active shooter, a hostage-taker, or a bomber. But on that same day police might also kill a motorist reaching for his license (Philando Castile), someone selling loose cigarettes (Eric Garner), someone who used…

Feb 2022