‘They kill the person twice’: police spread falsehoods after using deadly force, analysis finds

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A review of California cases shows that law enforcement frequently publish highly misleading information about people they’ve killed – just like the first George Floyd press release

Reporters were relying on the short police press release, which said a “21 year old male was holding a knife and presented himself as an immediate and lethal threat”, and that he was “observed attacking a victim … [who was] a 16 year old juvenile”.

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