The Laws and Rules That Protect Police Who Kill

Despite the political pressure to prosecute cops in cases like Tamir Rice’s, the system grants enormous leeway to officers who employ lethal force.

Demonstrators block Public Square in Cleveland on Nov. 25, 2014, in a protest over the weekend police shooting of Tamir Rice. The 12-year-old was fatally shot by a Cleveland police officer Saturday after he reportedly pulled a replica gun at the city park.
AP Photo/Mark Duncan
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