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Representative recalls Ferguson reforms as witness outlines legal standard for police use of force
Summary
An unnamed representative described local policing reforms in Ferguson and cited two recent shootings while witness Mr. Stout explained the legal force continuum and the Supreme Court standard of proportionality (Graham v. Connor). The exchange raised concerns about masked agents and the duty to render aid.
An unnamed representative who said he served on the Ferguson city council and later as a municipal court judge recounted efforts to rebuild trust between police and residents, including mandatory body-worn cameras and community policing metrics, as a congressional hearing examined police use-of-force standards.
The representative told the panel that routine municipal services — "as soon as that trash was picked up, as soon as that pothole was filled" — helped restore goodwill toward law enforcement, but warned that "a bad interaction with law enforcement doesn't go away so…
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