Force Science: Officer-created jeopardy: A legal theory that threatens effective policing

Force Science via Police 1: Officer-created jeopardy: A legal theory that threatens effective policing by Lewis “Von” Kliem (“The Supreme Court recently agreed to hear Barnes v. Felix, a case that could redefine how officers’ split-second decisions are judged” [¶] “The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to hear Barnes v. Felix offers a long-awaited opportunity to clarify how officers’ pre-seizure actions are assessed in use-of-force cases. The case is pivotal, as it directly confronts the ‘officer-created jeopardy’ theory, which invites hindsight bias and outcome-driven judgments that challenge the Fourth Amendment’s objective reasonableness standard. [¶] Barnes v. Felix: A moment to reflect”).