nobody wins if we get it wrong, so that's why we train as much as we do, and that's why we get the level of protection that we do. > officers do have a higher threshold for prosecution than the average citizen, and that's because we have officers being asked to make very difficult decisions in a very short amount of time. seattle police crisis intervention trainer andrew marvel says the high legal standard is justified. > reporter: a "seattle times" investigation found, of 213 police-involved killings in washington state between 20, not one officer has been convicted of wrongdoing. but even then, we still have to prove that self-defense was notĪ motivating factor and that the officer lacked all good faith to believe that that force was necessary. > it's hard to imagine a set of facts that would meet the malice standard you'd almost have to have a personal animosity between the officer and the civilian that pre-existed the moment. > it turned out che taylor was not holding a gun, though police say they later found this 45-caliber pistol under the vehicle's passenger seat. is there malice? there's no malice in there. and then, when he didn't walk away from the car, they felt they were already committed. taylor somewhere other than right at the door of the car? i think that was originally their plan to do so. a decision strategically, tactically, to intercept mr. could they have done something different? could they have made a. when you look at that tape, that videotape, when you talk to the officers, look into the investigation, certainly questions arise. > i'll feel more comfortable if we can talk without you holding the knife, because it is a little scary.Ī lot in conversation, but it means an evil intent, a dark heart. > you guys don't even know what's going on. some seattle officers volunteer for an extra 40-hour course to join special crisis intervention teams dispatched in these types of situations. that's on top of an eight-hour course now mandated for all rookie officers in washington state.
> reporter: all seattle police officers are required to take this four-hour crisis intervention training once a year.
> if we have situations that potentially could go bad and could potentially result in some type of lethal force being used, if our officers can recognize that ahead of time, those situations, use good tactics, use good verbal skills, and incorporate some teamwork in there, we end up reducing those situations. > reporter: trainer andrew marvel says slowing things down reduces the chances of a violent encounter. > reporter: the goal here is to de-escalate the situation. military gave north korea a show of force today, by participating in > sreenivasan: in addition to president trump's meetings with asian leaders, the u.s. > sreenivasan: ryan chillcote joining us tonight from hamburg, germany. so it's a real stark change from what we scene in the past. this summit has been mostly about other g20 leaders trying to convince the trump administration to find some middle ground with them on issues like trade and particularly on the issue of climate change. leadership and how everyone has sort of perceived and received the u.s. > let's a real qualitative difference between what we've seen at this summit when it comes to u.s. > sreenivasan: is there a way to judge the standing of the united states given this is now the president's one of his first major international forays.
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