This is literally the dumbest framing. Once a police pulls out their gun, the intent is to shoot to kill.

It does not matter if it's 1 bullet or 96.

They're not trying to 'wing him', and there is no legal, moral or other expectation when someone is trying to kill you.

In Chicago, Uber driver's car is shot up as his passenger is murdered.
'I had heard of things like this happening, but I never imagined that it would happen to me,' Hernandez said. 'Now I know it's true. This is a dangerous city.' chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2024/04/…
No one is in custody.🧵

This week, I’ve just had my second situation where authors missed the revision due date. Please pay attention to those dates because if you overrun them, it’s a new submission. I can’t extend a date that’s passed. Police Practice and Research

Timeline cleanse

Insta: Thee_Mad_Crafter

A new paper on police killings sent me down a rabbit hole today.

#AcademicTwitter

jnix.netlify.app/post/post25-mp…

(1/6) 🚨🧵 Research Alert! We uncover a surprising consensus: from Republicans to Democrats, gun owners or not, Americans don’t want to live near neighbors with AR-15s or insecurely stored guns. Justin T. Pickett

doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2…

Just released: My appearance on Unseen Pain to discuss the intricate dynamics between law enforcement and families of missing persons and how these interactions can exacerbate stress, victimization, and trauma for loved ones. Tune in 👇

shows.podcastle.ai/unseen-pain-25…

This is all.

Zero tolerance today for asinine comments … which means 89% of X.

*sigh*

Every time a scholar recommends “more training” for their pet policing theory without any evidence that training works, another rogue pig escapes to do whatever the fuck they want.

Re-upping this bc there’s a few free copies left

Got the nicest messages yesterday, incl one from another uni: “Thank you for making your 'Research Methods are Fun! Podcast'. My qual research prof, used a few episodes to aid his teaching & they were very helpful.”

Always grateful for encouragement & kind notes from students!

Free copies avail. “All These Crazies”: Right-Wing Anti-Authoritarian Politics and the Targeting of Public Police tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

This is how we used to dress. Horrifying, isn’t it?

Kill me now

Just nabbed another ChatGPT paper.

Folks, please don’t do this.

God, I’m so old I remember when some people (😒) thought permitting officers to wear turbans on duty was going to ruin Canada, policing, the police uniform or some ridiculous thing. Clearly, we all survived.

I just found my first April Fools joke.