What This Story Is About
- Metro Nashville Police will no longer use “use of force” in their official terminology, opting instead to use “response to resistance.”
Why It Matters
- Some Nashville Community Review Board members have pushed back against the move, saying that it suggests civilians are automatically at-fault.
- The Community Review Board has suggested that MNPD hold a public press conference about the change, but no such conference has been announced.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) – Metro Nashville Police announced that the department is dropping its “use of force” terminology to “response to resistance” — and it’s sparking backlash among city leaders.
Metro Nashville Police Southeast Precinct Commander Carlos Lara said this week that the department “transitioned” from the “use of force” phrasing and that supervisors have already swapped to the new terminology inside their digital “BlueTeam” reporting system.
Nashville’s Community Review Board questioned the department over the swap, which the board says happened without a formal public explanation. Lara told the board that the change reflects a national trend among law enforcement agencies…