Faster than a speeding bullet: study says quick turns by suspects can account for gunshot wounds in back

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A study published in Apr 1997 may substantiate testimony by police officers being sued for shooting incidents that the person was facing them when shot even if the gunshot wound is in the side or back. The study found that an average person's reaction time to a drawn and pointed weapon is faster than the time to fire, allowing the person to turn away. Police officers are also frequently not allowed to keep their fingers in the trigger guard, increasing the time to fire in comparison to the other person's reaction time. However, critics charge that there are more factors involved.

Research, Police, Complaints (Civil procedure), Police misconduct, Reaction time, Reaction time (Psychology), Gunshot wounds

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Can the law stop AIDS? Through penalties and reporting requirements, lawmakers appear determined to regulate the disease out of existence

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Lawmakers seek to impose legal barriers intended to halt the spread of the AIDS virus. Critics contend that the spread of AIDS is a health issue and that many legislative solutions impinge upon an affected person's civil rights. The reporting of a positive test for the virus to government health authorities is the least controversial legislation, although the issue of whether to maintain anonymity for the affected person is unsettled.

HIV patients, AIDS (Disease), states

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Untrue confessions

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False questions obtained under the stress of harsh police questioning are all too common and often lead to false imprisonment, sometimes lasting for years before the error is discovered. Although almost anyone can yield to the intense psychological stress of modern police questioning by confessing to a crime never committed, the young and the mentally impaired are most likely to take this step.

United States, Psychological aspects, Confession (Law), Confessions (Law), Police questioning, False imprisonment

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