In these situations, officers are either part of the problem or part of the solution. Appropriate and timely intervention can save a fellow officer and their department from personal and professional embarrassment, loss of community trust, and civil and criminal prosecution. What if Derek Chauvin’s fellow officers had intervened to make sure that once George Floyd was restrained, that he was immediately moved to his side or an upright position? Sadly, there are too many examples of officers not intervening when other officers lose their cool or use excessive force. Not recognizing they are empowered to act.But why is it that many officers do not intervene or attempt to de-escalate? Here are some reasons: ![]() ![]() Do officers have a responsibility to intervene when a fellow officer loses emotional control or uses excessive force? The answer is obvious: Officers have an ethical, moral and in many cases, policy-driven reason to do so.
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