Take Two translates the day’s headlines for Southern California, making sense of the news and cultural events that affect our lives. Produced by Southern California Public Radio and broadcast from October 2012 – June 2021. Hosted by A Martinez.
The video of Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke's fatal shooting of Laquan McDonald is the latest of many to raise questions about police use of force.
Law enforcement officials and government leaders in cities across the U.S. have come under increasing pressure to release video evidence in the name of transparency, but they've often been reluctant to do so.
The Chicago video footage was released more than a year after the shooting took place, and only after a judge ordered the police to do so.
Greg Meyer, retired captain with the LAPD and a consultant on police tactics, joined Take Two for a conversation about the factors that go into deciding whether or not to release video of police shootings.
To hear the full interview, click the link above.