Week 7 Discussion
Daughter of Man Accused of Killing Her Mother Doesn’t Want Plea Deal for Her Father
Next, provide your position on plea bargaining. Should this particular case be part of a plea deal?
Should cases involving murder be resolved without a trial?
What type of cases do you think should be pleaded down to a lower offense?
Week 9 Discussion
https://www.police1.com/use-of-force/videos/excessive-force-officers-must-intercede-and-report-DpMuUvOu6PuAVHXm/
You are a rookie police officer who responds to a call for officer assistance. Arriving at the scene, you see a ring of officers surrounding a suspect who is down on his knees.
You do not know what happened before you arrived, but you see a sergeant use a taser on the suspect, and you see two or three officers step in and take turns hitting the suspect with their nightsticks about the head and shoulders. This goes on for several minutes as you stand in the back of the circle. No one says anything that that would indicate this is not appropriate behavior.
What would you do? What would you say later when asked to testify that you observed the suspect make “threatening” gestures to the officers involved?
