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Internal Investigation Following an Officer-Involved Shooting (Part I)
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Internal Investigation Following an Officer-Involved Shooting (Part I)

Most people have heard the phrase “if it bleeds, it leads” — a reference to the hierarchy of news programming, most often on television, and to fear-based programming in particular. The idea is to grab…

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Officer-Involved Shooting: Inquiry & Incident Footage (Part II)
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Officer-Involved Shooting: Inquiry & Incident Footage (Part II)

This is the second video in a deep-dive series into multiple officer-involved shootings. Rather than start off with video of the incident itself, the first video opened with footage of the involved officer being interviewed…

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