Can Police Help EMS Force an Overly Intoxicated Person to the ER?
This is an interesting question. An officer in Tennessee asked, “We responded to assist EMS on a medical call, and now EMS is forcing a subject to go to the hospital against their will. They’ve asked for police help to escort the subject to the ambulance, which may require force because the subject is refusing […]
Chinaryan versus the LAPD
Can police use highly intrusive tactics like pointing guns and proning out people during a routine high risk traffic stop for a stolen vehicle? We have to talk about Chinaryan versus the LAPD. It all begins on June 14, 2019 when the LAPD conducted a high risk traffic stop on a black Chevy Suburban with […]
Proper Use of Handcuffing
Let’s start with some case law. The Ninth Circuit has held that you are allowed to use handcuffs during an investigative detention or traffic stop, if you can articulate it. A good case on this is United States versus Taylor, Ninth Circuit 1983. They basically held that the use of handcuffs, if reasonably necessary, has […]