A time and need for cool heads


Police, lawmakers and the public need to cooperate to ensure wrongful deaths in custody do not recur. Each case must be handled with care and explained fully before accusations are thrown at the police.

THE recent spate of deaths of detainees in police custody has caused an uproar. Many are screaming police brutality.

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