There has to be an overt act on the part of the other person before an officer can even engage somebody,

went well beyond our expectations.

of great concern to us as an agency.

These things take a tremendous toll on the officers,

There are some problems between the races in America, and it stretches much beyond police/community relations. I think it's something that is encompassed by all the different aspects of society right now,

Certainly, the standard for use of force in the United States is that the officers can use force to defend themselves and/or to overcome resistance to arrest,