The Jayland Walker case shows how the law, which focuses on the decision to use force, ignores the ways officers escalate the dangers and end up using a disproportionate amount of force. Akron's use-of-force policy states that “preservation of life is the highest value in the Akron Police Department.” It is hard to hear that over the sound of 94 gunshots, writes guest columnist John P. Gross, a clinical associate professor at the University of Wisconsin Law School and director of the law school's Public Defender Project.