The topic is not mine ... but the question needs asking ... and this guy is ...
“We’re being fooled in the U.S. to think that human rights law doesn’t contribute to a decrease in violence and that it has little to offer the world,” said Dancy of the international laws drafted by a consortium of many countries. He blames “fearmongers and bad news stories” for the widespread belief that chaos reigns at home and abroad... Unfortunately, all these positive changes happening around the world do not extend to the United States. In fact, gun violence in this country is getting worse, as are police killings. One reason, Dancy suggests, is the American legal community often considers human rights protections to be inapplicable here.
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According to global human rights organization Amnesty International, “international law only allows police officers to use lethal force as a last resort in order to protect themselves or others from death or serious injury.” But “all 50 states and Washington DC fail to comply with international law and standards on the use of lethal force by law enforcement officers.”
