THE BLUE FORCE FIELD

A JUSTICE SYSTEM THAT ASSUMES IMPARTIALITY FAILS US ALL

“The reasonableness of a particular use of force must be judged from the perspective of a reasonable officer on the scene, rather than with the 20/20 of hindsight. The calculus of reasonable must embody allowance for the fact that police officers are often forced to make split-second judgments-in circumstances that are tense, uncertain

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Justin Scott Campbell

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Justin Scott Campbell is a freelance writer living in Los Angeles, CA. His work has been published in the Los Angeles Review of Books, Longreads, and elsewhere.

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