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California has passed one of the only sensible police brutality laws in the nation. The state now requires an officer who kills one of its citizens to show that the use of deadly force was “necessary” rather than merely showing that the use of deadly force was “reasonable.” In passing this law, California is leading…

For far too long law enforcement has utilized canine companions to carry out their dirty work. Steeped in a legacy of dog attacks on people of color during the Civil Rights Movement, to escalating the War on Drugs through drug sniffing dogs, to canine-officers chasing down and biting citizens who try to flee from abusive…