Police use of firearms encompasses the circumstances, policies, and oversight of firearm discharges by officers, including use of force, less-lethal alternatives, and official inquiries into shootings.
Up to 12 framings across outlets and orientations — each a short phrase the extractor generated to characterise the piece's editorial angle (not a quote). Filter by lean to see how each bloc is spinning the story; click through to read the original.
failure to proportionally use force
Police officers made 'split second tactical decisions' in fatal shooting of Kaoss Price, High Court toldofficer fired at unarmed man with hands up
Officer charged over killing of student shot after going to wrong houseStacked weekly counts; colour by editorial lean. Stuff and The Spinoff lean centre-left, NZ Herald centre-right, others centre.
How press outlets have named this topic, week by week.
Most recent 10 articles linking to this topic.
Social-media signal on the same topic, drawn from the social lens. Engagement is likes + 2×shares + 3×replies, the same weighting used across the digest cards. View on /social →
Spotted something wrong on this page? Report a correction.
