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The Los Angeles Police Departments civilian commission has overruled Chief Jim McDonnell, ruling that officers violated policy when they shot author Jillian Lauren last April. Lauren, married to Weezer bass player Scott Shriner, had just recovered from cancer treatment and a hysterectomy. The commission found serious tactical errors and that officers should not have drawn their weapons so quickly. This incident highlights tensions in police shooting oversight and the need for clearer rules in complex street encounters.

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