More Officers Face Charges in On-Duty Shootings, but Few See Jail Time
What was once a rarity has now become increasingly common: police officers facing criminal charges in the deaths of civilians. In Albuquerque, two officers will stand trial in the death of a homeless man. In Cincinnati, a campus police officer has been charged in the fatal shooting of a man during a traffic stop. In Chicago, where a video captured the death of Laquan McDonald at the hands of the police, an officer was charged with murder. But even as high-profile police shootings have attracted more scrutiny over the past year, one thing remains clear: The law gives the police…