Los Angeles Police Commissioner Overrules Chief

The Los Angeles times reports on the rare event. Like any so-called defensive shooting, by cop or civilian, the possibility of making a trigger-happy mistake and then lying about it is great. Sometimes they don't get away with it.

The civilian commission that oversees the Los Angeles Police Department has taken the rare step of rejecting a recommendation from the department's chief, ruling that two police officers were wrong when they fatally shot an unarmed autistic man last year.

Police Chief Charlie Beck concluded after a lengthy internal investigation that the officers made serious tactical mistakes during the brief, late-night encounter, but ultimately were justified in using deadly force against Steven Eugene Washington, 27.

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