Charges Have Been Filed Against Police Officers in The Bay This Year. Why Just Now?
Podcast |
The Bay
Publisher |
KQED
Media Type |
audio
Categories Via RSS |
Daily News
News
Politics
Publication Date |
Dec 02, 2020
Episode Duration |
00:20:32
It's always been difficult to charge a police officer after they've killed someone while on the job. But in the Bay, it's happened a few times within the last three months. For example, in September, Alameda County District Attorney Nancy O'Malley charged San Leandro police officer Jason Fletcher for killing Steven Taylor in April 2020, and last week San Francisco DA Chesa Boudin charged Christopher Samayoa for shooting and killing Keita O'Neil in 2017. So what led these two Bay Area DAs to file charges when it's been so rare in the past? Guest: Alex Emslie, KQED Criminal Justice Editor Read the transcript here.  Subscribe to our weekly newsletter here!

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