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A California Police Officer Fatally Shot A Mentally Ill Man. His PTSD Went On Trial

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Los Banos police Officer Jairo Acosta knew he had post-traumatic stress disorder from his time in the Army.

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‘They Didn't Have To Kill Him’: The Death of Lance Corporal Brian Easley

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This article was published in collaboration with the editorial team at Longreads.

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Police Officer Gets 20 Years For Shooting Unarmed Coast Guard Veteran

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The white North Charleston, South Carolina police officer who shot and killed an unarmed African-American Coast Guard vet in April 2015 was sentenced to 20 years in prison on Dec. 7, the New York Times reports.

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Cops Need A ‘Uniform Code Of Police Justice' To Set Consistent Standards

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In 1775, the Second Continental Congress wrote 69 Articles of War that established standards of conduct for Continental Army officers and soldiers. Over time, these articles evolved into the Uniform Code of Military Justice — the laws our service members must follow today.

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DoD Says Military Service Had No Influence On Gunmen Who Shot Police

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Editor's Note: This article by Richard Sisk originally appeared on Military.com, the premier source of information for the military and veteran community.

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Could Police Benefit From More Military-Style Training?

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If you haven't heard of Philando Castile yet, you will. He was a 32-year-old cafeteria worker with no criminal record who was shot at least four times by a policer officer during a routine traffic stop on July 6 for a broken taillight. Immediately after the shooting his girlfriend, Diamond Reynolds, aka Lavish Reynolds, started streaming the incident using the Facebook Live feature.

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