Discuss what the specific use of force issue is, whether it appears (based on your limited understanding of the use of force and the use of force continuum) that the officer’s actions are justifiable.

Discussion Assignment

Find a news article that talks about a use of force issue. It could be an officer-involved shooting, a police pursuit, an arrest situation in which a subject resists and the officer uses one of the tools from the use of force continuum.

Discuss what the specific use of force issue is, whether it appears (based on your limited understanding of the use of force and the use of force continuum) that the officer’s actions are justifiable.