NPR 4 THE DEAF: We Hear It Even When You Can’t

Shepard Fairey Police Brutality
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RADIOLAB: If former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin’s case for the death of George Floyd goes to trial, there will be this one, controversial legal principle looming over the proceedings: The reasonable officer. In this episode, we explore the origin of the reasonable officer standard, with the case that sent two Charlotte lawyers on a quest for true objectivity, and changed the face of policing in the US. MORE