Fatal Encounters FAQ
One of the things that is cracking me up as the national media start noticing there’s something happening over here is that they don’t really get what this project is doing. I think they’re pigeonholing … Read more
journalism
The down and dirty Fatal Encounters primer
A blogger friend asked me to put together a quick abridged history of Fatal Encounters. Others might find this useful, too. I’ve had media around the world telling this story now. Well, there is one … Read more
RN&R Series, FE4
Police psychology How Fatal Encounters affect officers forced to kill in the line of duty By D. Brian Burghart Darren Wilson, the Ferguson Police Officer who shot and killed Michael Brown, the unarmed African-American teenager in … Read more
RN&R Series, Part 2
Click on the image below to see a full-sized version of the infographic and don’t forget to check out the sidebar below it, “A Date with Destiny.” A Date with Destiny Jace Herndon … Read more
Freedom of Information Act updates
As I predicted in the Odds Against Tomorrow section of Why FE Exists, the FBI has responded to my less restrictive Freedom of Information Act request. In the Why FE Exists post, I claimed government agencies … Read more
First encounter
“The nation’s leading law enforcement agency [FBI] collects vast amounts of information on crime nationwide, but missing from this clearinghouse are statistics on where, how often, and under what circumstances police use deadly force. In … Read more
