Utah police would be banned from shooting people who are only a danger to themselves under this legislation
HB237 clarifies that police should not use deadly force against a person who is suicidal and not threatening anyone else
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Rep. Jennifer Dailey-Provost, D-Salt Lake City, listens as Tiffany James, the mother of Zane James, gives testimony in support of HB0237, lethal force amendments, in the Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Standing Committee, on Friday, Feb. 26, 2021.
| Feb. 27, 2021, 1:14 a.m.
Utah police officers could soon be banned from shooting at someone if the person is suicidal but isn’t a threat to anyone else.