George Floyd might still be alive if an officer like Cariol Horne had been there

Arrests can be dangerous for officers. Officers must act together to bring the situation under control without danger to themselves or others, including the arrestee. Police departments teach de-escalation techniques to officers, and the Minneapolis Police Department has since altered some of its polices to emphasize de-escalation. In light of the deaths of Floyd and others, police departments have begun to teach officers to intervene when they see a fellow officer acting in a manner likely to harm the public. Last fall, the Buffalo Common Counsel passed a law, called “Cariol’s Law: the Duty to Intervene,” which imposes a duty on police officers to intervene when they encounter dangerous behavior by officers such as that which Horne witnessed.