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fromFilmmaker Magazine
1 week ago

"We Have to Think Deeply about Community Policing": Geeta Gandbhir on The Perfect Neighbor

The Perfect Neighbor uses police body camera footage to reveal neighborly violence and the impact of Stand Your Ground laws in a Central Florida community.
fromSun Sentinel
1 week ago

Cops facing manslaughter charges in UPS hostage shootout push for 'stand-your-ground' defense

The three remaining defendants charged with manslaughter in the 2019 deaths of a UPS driver and an innocent bystander are now arguing that they should be immune from prosecution under Florida's Stand Your Ground law, the same law invoked last month by a fourth Miami-Dade officer, whose charge was dismissed. Broward Circuit Judge Ernest Kollra ruled last month that Jose Mateo, 33, should not be
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fromwww.sun-sentinel.com
1 month ago

Judge dismisses case against officer accused in UPS shootout death, citing stand your ground law

A judge dismissed manslaughter charges against Miami-Dade officer Jose Mateo, finding Florida's stand-your-ground law justified deadly force during a 2019 hostage pursuit.
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fromSun Sentinel
1 month ago

'They should have backed off,' family of slain hostage says of police in fatal shootout

Police tactics during a 2019 kidnapping and chase resulted in four deaths; four officers face criminal manslaughter charges while one seeks Stand Your Ground immunity.
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fromSun Sentinel
2 months ago

Miami cop can argue he was standing his ground in UPS shooting, Broward judge rules

A judge ruled a Miami-Dade officer can assert Stand Your Ground immunity in a manslaughter case despite victims not being law enforcement targets.
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