Press Play with Madeleine Brand
US Supreme Court considers when police can open fire
When police enter someone’s home without a search warrant and then fear for their lives, do they have the right to open fire? That’s the question before the Supreme Court today in a case out of Los Angeles.
By Madeleine Brand • • 43m ListenPhoto: Police training exercise: active shooter in Monterey, CA. (By Steven L. Shepard, Presidio of Monterey Public Affairs)
We retracted the audio for the segment titled ' LA County v. Mendez: A case of when police can open fire' because the guest misstated the central question of the case. LA County vs Mendez is about whether or not anyone is liable at all for the injuries sustained by the couple at the center of the case. The case is not about who will have to pay damages if the court rules in favor of the couple. For more information, see here.
