Sentences with phrase «use of lethal force on»

It was open for the jury to find that the Crown had proved beyond a reasonable doubt that the second volley was not a justified use of lethal force on the basis that at the time Forcillo fired the second volley, Forcillo did not reasonably perceive that Yatim posed an imminent threat to him.

The exhibition features a new series of Black Lives Matter paintings conceived by the Richmond, Va. - born artist in response to the Michael Brown and Eric Garner killings and the rallying of communities across the United States in protest of police use of lethal force on unarmed black men and youth.

Not exact matches

That means investing in our police in training on the proper use of force, especially lethal force, how to avoid using force to resolve incidents.

The document provides the Justice Department's legal rationale for the controversial policy of using lethal force against U.S. citizens fighting on behalf of terrorist groups.

On March 6, 1996, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in Compassion in Dying v. Washington that the state of Washington is constitutionally powerless to prohibit physicians (its own licensees) from using lethal force to assist suicides.

Office spokesman Rupert Colville reiterated calls for an independent investigation into Israel's use of lethal force in border demonstrations in recent weeks, including the deadliest incident on Monday, when dozens were killed.

Mr. Schneiderman, a former state senator, said he would work with members of the Assembly and State Senate who have introduced various bills to give power to independent prosecutors to investigate cases where police use lethal force on unarmed civilians.

He has been accused of glorifying and encouraging the use of lethal force by police, and once caused a big stir when saying on video that some police have told him they go home and have great sex after killing someone on the job.

Officials say police officers are currently on patrol in search of the escaped animals, and that lethal force has already been used:

On 21 November 2012, the Department of Defense of the United States issued its first - ever policy on autonomy in weapons systems, requiring that a human always be «in - the - loop» when decisions are made about using lethal forcOn 21 November 2012, the Department of Defense of the United States issued its first - ever policy on autonomy in weapons systems, requiring that a human always be «in - the - loop» when decisions are made about using lethal forcon autonomy in weapons systems, requiring that a human always be «in - the - loop» when decisions are made about using lethal force.

In its first publication on the matter, this 6 - pp backgrounder by James Jay Carafano says autonomous technologies «may well be a defining characteristic of future generations of military systems» and endorses current US policy, which it interprets as reserving the use of lethal force for human operators.

We would like the CCW process to emerge strengthened from these discussions, resulting in increased systemic controls on international armed conflicts embedded in international law in a manner that does not widen the technology gap amongst states or encourage the use of lethal force to settle international disputes just because it affords the prospects of lesser casualties to one side or that its use can be shielded from the dictates of public conscience.

This year (2015), the Open Roboethics initiative conducted a survey to better understand public opinions on the question of the ethics and governance of autonomous weapons systems that makes the decision to use lethal force without requiring human intervention and systems in which a person in a remote location makes the decision.

Among other things, I argue, it is not at all apparent that changing the terms on which we permit the use of lethal force will achieve the goals IHL's current critics seem to seek.