These California police officers used family notifications as an opportunity to investigate and gather intel – before saying there’s been a death.

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Saturday, Nov. 11, 2023

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Mourners stand near a memorial for 34-year-old Brandon Lopez at Santa Ana Boulevard and Bristol Street during a vigil in Santa Ana, Calif., in 2021. Anaheim police fatally shot Lopez at the intersection after a long standoff. Credit: Leonard Ortiz/MediaNews Group/Orange County Register via Getty Images

Bruce Praet is a well-known name in law enforcement, especially across California. He co-founded a company called Lexipol, which contracts with more than 95% of police departments in the state – and offers a startling piece of advice.

Praet’s guidance for police departments in the wake of a police shooting focuses on liability. When officers go to notify the family, Praet has said, they should use it as an opportunity to find the “evasive truth.” In other words, get as much information from families as possible ([link removed]) before sharing that their loved one has been killed.

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“I pushed so hard for a $653 check, for 40 hours a week.”

Quanesa Simpson and her family were living on $653 a month in cash assistance. But to keep the welfare support, she had to get “work experience” – and work up to 40 hours a week, for free, through a for-profit company ([link removed]) that was making money off her hardship.

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