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Utah police now banned from shooting at people who are suicidal but only a threat to themselves
A law that went into effect on Wednesday clarifies that police should not use deadly force against a person who is suicidal and isn’t threatening anyone else.
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| May 6, 2021, 2:17 p.m.
Utah police officers are now prohibited from shooting at someone if the person is suicidal but isn’t a threat to anyone else, under a new law that went into effect on Wednesday.