Byrd v. Brishke

Nov 1, 2024 | policechiefmagazine.org | David Teodosio |John Collins |Martha’s Vineyard |Byrd v. Brishke

[caption id="attachment_86876" align="alignleft" width="2560"] Photo by Grace Beahm-Pool/Getty Images[/caption]In the United States, the rule has been clear for decades: police and correctional officers have an affirmative duty to intervene to protect the constitutional rights of citizens from infringement by other law enforcement officers in their presence.1A review of federal court decisions during 2023 confirms that the same principles enunciated in the leading case on the subject, Byrd v.