Sentence examples for as a deadly force from inspiring English sources

In practice, Tasers are not used as a deadly force alternative but as a compliance tool against nonviolent persons, without the strict limitations, supervision and accountability we require for deadly force.

"Officers learn to treat every individual they interact with as an armed threat and every situation as a deadly force encounter in the making.

We're not using deadly force when a deadly force molotov cocktail was used on us".

"It is a deadly force encounter, one that justifies the use of deadly force," Bonner said.

Most people think of samurai as fierce swordsmen attuned to violence, but the artifacts currently on display in Samurai: The Way of the Warrior at the Frist Center for the Visual Arts in Nashville reveal a commitment to impeccable craftsmanship as well as deadly force.

"Officers are trained to view every encounter as a potential deadly force incident: you walk up to a person who is loitering outside of a convenience store, their hands are in their pockets.

Because of either the increased scrutiny or the chilling effect from Ms. Spruill's death, the elite officers in the Emergency Service Unit have not used a device that was intended as an alternative to deadly force.

Because the gun leaves only light marks, and because Taser markets it as nonlethal, officers often use it on unruly suspects, not just as an alternative to deadly force, said Dr. William F. Schulz, the executive director of Amnesty International USA.

In a statement, the Mexican Embassy in Washington criticized the shootings as "disproportionate deadly force," saying, "In recent years, the results of investigations have unfortunately not even resulted in the prosecution of the agents" who have engaged in fatal shootings "or even fired into Mexican territory".

There is currently much attention on use-of-force by law enforcement as well as when deadly force is or is not appropriate.

It relieves individuals of the common law duty to retreat from their residence before resorting to deadly force in self-defense, so long as that deadly force is necessary to prevent death or great bodily harm.