'Catastrophic staffing shortage' hits California's rural police
Law enforcement blames low pay and tougher regulations; lawmakers and civil rights advocates disagree
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Law enforcement blames low pay and tougher regulations; lawmakers and civil rights advocates disagree
Court refrained from ruling broadly on whether the government can use state secrets privilege to throw out cases
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Cases in San Diego and San Leandro will test the stricter standards on when officers can shoot to kill. Training of officers on the new law is inconsistent.
/ Kathleen Bils in her home in the North Park neighborhood in San Diego, California on May 1, 2021. May 1st is exactly one year since Bils' son Nicholas "Nicky" was shot and killed by a San Diego County Sheriff's Deputy after escaping a park ranger truck in handcuffs outside the county jail. Nicky was mentally ill, Bils' said that her son was afraid of the police. He was 36 years old when he died. Cases in San Diego and San Leandro will test the stricter standards on when officers can shoot to kill. Training of officers on the new law is inconsistent. On opposite ends of California, two women...