Washington lawmakers have scheduled a public hearing for Tuesday on legislation concerning the use of deadly force by police officers.
Currently, police can use deadly force whenever a person poses a serious physical threat to an officer and others as long as law enforcement acts without malice and with a good faith.
The House Committee on Public Safety is scheduled to hear public testimony regarding a measure that consists of recommendations from a task force created by Governor Jay Inslee and state lawmakers to reduce the number of violent interactions between law-enforcement officers and the public.
The task force voted 14-10 to remove the phrases “malice” and “good faith” from the current law, which makes it difficult to charge an officer for wrongfully killing a person. (AP)
