Experts Back San Francisco Police Chief on Tasers: SF Gate writer Jaxon Van Derbeken reports on San Francisco Police Chief George Gascón's proposal to equip the department's officers be equipped with stun guns. Gascón has pushed for Tasers, stun guns that disrupt a target's muscle control, and ordered a study of officer involved shootings done last year. That study concluded that one-third of 15 officer-involved shootings over a five-year period might have been avoided had officers had the devices. Officials with the Police Executive Research Forum who studied seven departments that used Tasers and six that did not found a 78 percent drop in officer injuries and a 40 percent drop in suspect injuries with the deployment of the devices.
"68 Inmates Get Early Release, But Legal Battle Is Far From Over": Sacramento Bee writer Sam Stanton reports on the sixty-eight inmates released early from Sacramento County jails Wednesday, as law enforcement and victims' rights groups continue their legal efforts to stop such releases statewide. Sheriff John McGinness resumed early releases of county jail inmates under a new state law designed to reduce California's state prison population and overhaul the parole system. Counties around the state have interpreted a section of that law to apply to local jail inmates, increasing the amount of time that can be taken off sentences to one day off per day of good behavior or work credit. McGinness halted all early releases last week, after a Sacramento judge ruled that the new law did not apply to county inmates and issued a temporary restraining order. Judge Loren E. McMaster dissolved that order Tuesday, saying inmate representatives needed a chance to be heard on the issue. Court hearings are set for Friday in Sacramento Superior Court.
"A Muslim Son, a Murder Trial and Many Questions": New York Times writer James Dao reports on the supposed terrorist connections of American citizen Abdulhakim Mujahid Muhammad, guilty of opening fire with a semiautomatic rifle on a military recreiting center in Little Rock, killing one soldier and wounding another. Recently, Mr. Muhammad, 24, thrust himself back into the news by claiming in a note to an Arkansas judge that he was a member of Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, a terrorist group based in Yemen. Like both the Ford Hood shooting and the Christmas Day bombing attempt, the murder committed by Mr. Muhammad might have connections to Yemen. The attack also places doubt on the authorities' ability to anticipate an attack, despite having clues.
"68 Inmates Get Early Release, But Legal Battle Is Far From Over": Sacramento Bee writer Sam Stanton reports on the sixty-eight inmates released early from Sacramento County jails Wednesday, as law enforcement and victims' rights groups continue their legal efforts to stop such releases statewide. Sheriff John McGinness resumed early releases of county jail inmates under a new state law designed to reduce California's state prison population and overhaul the parole system. Counties around the state have interpreted a section of that law to apply to local jail inmates, increasing the amount of time that can be taken off sentences to one day off per day of good behavior or work credit. McGinness halted all early releases last week, after a Sacramento judge ruled that the new law did not apply to county inmates and issued a temporary restraining order. Judge Loren E. McMaster dissolved that order Tuesday, saying inmate representatives needed a chance to be heard on the issue. Court hearings are set for Friday in Sacramento Superior Court.
"A Muslim Son, a Murder Trial and Many Questions": New York Times writer James Dao reports on the supposed terrorist connections of American citizen Abdulhakim Mujahid Muhammad, guilty of opening fire with a semiautomatic rifle on a military recreiting center in Little Rock, killing one soldier and wounding another. Recently, Mr. Muhammad, 24, thrust himself back into the news by claiming in a note to an Arkansas judge that he was a member of Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, a terrorist group based in Yemen. Like both the Ford Hood shooting and the Christmas Day bombing attempt, the murder committed by Mr. Muhammad might have connections to Yemen. The attack also places doubt on the authorities' ability to anticipate an attack, despite having clues.
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