Ed Obayashi

Deputy Sheriff of the Plumas County Sheriff’s Office; advisor for the California Association of Police Training Officers

Attorney, a Deputy Sheriff and Legal Advisor in Plumas County, and a use-of-force expert.

Ed Obayashi on KCRW

“When you grab a taser, it feels like a handgun. It's got a pistol grip.

After the killing of Daunte Wright in Minnesota, a look at how an officer can mix up a gun with a taser

“When you grab a taser, it feels like a handgun. It's got a pistol grip.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

There are important conversations happening around justice and police use of force.

Do police use robots more often than the public realizes?

There are important conversations happening around justice and police use of force.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

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