(US) The idea that increased scrutiny of police following the 2014 shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, has led to an increased crime rate (or sometimes murder rate) in major US cities.
(US) The idea that increased scrutiny of police following the 2014 shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, has led to an increased crime rate (or sometimes murder rate) in major US cities.
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(US) The situation where one police officer firing a weapon induces others to fire as well.
(US, law enforcement) A traffic stop of a person that is deemed dangerous, and performed from a distance by shouting instructions with weapons drawn.
(transitive, slang, AAVE) (to commit a crime and be arrested for it).
(US, politics, policing) A phrase used to counter "black lives matter", rallying people to defend police officers and their use of lethal force in carrying out their duties.
(US, euphemism) An incident in which a police officer shoots at another person.