"I think what we're seeing is an uptick in the willingness of criminals within the community to assault officers head-on, And then officers respond with what they have to do in order to control it."
"That is something that's part of the job unfortunately, It's largely out of the control of the officer and the department as far as exposure to those types of threats."
"troubled by the dealings of people both with edged weapons - knives, other things like that - and also those who are in the midst of a mental health crisis."
Los Angeles police fired their weapons in 31 incidents through late August, up from 20 at the same point last year. Department leadership attributes the rise to an uptick in criminals assaulting officers and to encounters involving edged weapons and people in mental-health crises. Civilian commissioners had praised the police chief overall but expressed concern about knife-related and mental-health incidents. Some longtime observers worry the department may be reverting to tolerance of excessive force. The recent cluster of shootings has focused attention on what more can be done to reduce officers' use of firearms.
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