by EpyonAdmin | Jun 10, 2020 | Police Misconduct
It’s horrible to think that it happens, but some people do end up being falsely arrested by the police. A false or wrongful arrest happens when you are held against your will or taken to be held in custody wrongfully. For instance, if a police officer pulls you over...
by EpyonAdmin | May 29, 2020 | Police Misconduct
Is it time to ask ourselves, as a society, if we’re properly training police officers to deal with confrontation? Are they really acting in a manner that serves the people they are supposed to protect or do their tactics pose a risk to the public? For instance, one...
by EpyonAdmin | Apr 22, 2020 | Police Misconduct
Police officers have a wide variety of tools and methods that they can use when they need to conduct their job duties. Some of these include being able to handcuff people and use carefully measured force to conduct arrests. Because of the nature of the job and the...
by EpyonAdmin | Apr 6, 2020 | Police Misconduct
During a criminal investigation, you have certain basic rights. There are also best practices that law enforcement officers should follow to ensure that they don’t violate the rights of an individual suspected of a crime. Unfortunately, current best practices...
by EpyonAdmin | Mar 18, 2020 | Police Misconduct
Many people talk about excessive force and why it should not be used by the police. What some don’t understand is when it may be necessary. If someone has used force against them, it’s not necessarily going to be considered excessive by the officer, their precinct or...
by EpyonAdmin | Feb 20, 2020 | Police Misconduct
Body cameras on police officers seem like they’re almost standard operating equipment these days — except when they aren’t. In Florida, that’s more often than you might think, particularly in the larger departments. Body cameras are designed to do several...
by EpyonAdmin | Dec 26, 2019 | Police Misconduct
Getting arrested can be a traumatic experience. That’s especially the case if authorities don’t have probable cause. As with most scenarios involving police officers, de-escalation is not the responsibility of private citizens; however, they don’t always know...
by EpyonAdmin | Dec 4, 2019 | Police Misconduct
Being pulled over or stopped by a police officer can leave anyone with a sense of unease. As countless stories of police brutality and misconduct have made headlines in recent years, more people are wondering what their rights are if they have one of these encounters....
by EpyonAdmin | Nov 13, 2019 | Police Misconduct
Most police officers go into the profession to protect and serve their communities. However, some lose sight of this goal and end up causing harm. Police misconduct has gone from being swept under the rug in past years to top news these days. It seems that there is a...