Marching in unison may increase risk of use of excessive force in policing protests

Wednesday, August 27, 2014 - 16:01 in Health & Medicine

What if the simple act of marching in unison -- as riot police commonly do -- increases the likelihood that law enforcement will use excessive force in policing protests? That's the suggestion of a new study that examined the judgments of men who were asked to walk in step with other men.

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