“What do we make of a syndrome that seems to occur almost unerringly when a police officer is choking, hog-tying, or stunning with a Taser someone with a mental illness or drug addiction.” The excellent Dahlia Lithwick on excited delirium, the cause of death often listed when a suspect dies in custody.

+ Seth Stoughton in Harvard Law Review: “Though adopted with the best of intentions, the warrior concept has created substantial obstacles to improving police/community relations. In short, law enforcement has developed a warrior problem.”