When is 'Objectively Reasonable' Unreasonable?

Jody Stiger is a sergeant with the Los Angeles Police Department and has over 27 years of law enforcement experience. He has spent half of his career training officers in tactics and the use of force based on Graham v. Connor and has personally trained over 5000 officers. Prior to law enforcement, Sergeant Stiger spent 4½ years in the United States Marine Corps as an infantry squad leader and fought in Operation Desert Storm. While in the Marines, he also served as a Mountain Warfare Instructor and Marine Helicopter Rope Suspension Techniques (HRST) master for the 1st Marines Regimental Enhanced Training Section. Jody has completed numerous training courses such as the FBI Range Master course, Northwestern School of Public Safety, California POST Force Options Instructor course and the California POST Supervisory Leadership Institute. Sergeant Stiger has worked numerous assignments within the LAPD such as an undercover narcotics officer, surveillance, a patrol officer, and a gang enforcement officer. He has assisted in the development of training for multiple tactical situations such as policy for shooting at moving vehicles, tactical de-escalation and high-risk stops. Jody was an in-service tactics instructor for 6 years with the Los Angeles Police Departments Law Enforcement Tactical Applications Course (LETAC). Sergeant Stiger also served as a peer member for numerous Use of Force Review Boards. Upon promoting to sergeant, he supervised numerous specialized units within Skid Row and the Los Angeles International Airport. Sergeant Stiger also served as a training coordinator for Operations South Bureau where he was responsible for the training and oversight of over 1500 police officers biennially and was responsible for reviewing and adjudicating over 2000 of use of force incidents. He currently is assigned to the Office of the Inspector General for the Los Angeles Police Department. He has assisted with several investigations which resulted in high profile reports. Sergeant Stiger is also the senior tactics instructor at the Rio Hondo Police Academy and has consulted for numerous law enforcement agencies and the University of California, Office of the President.   

Assistant Inspector General Django Sibley Django Sibley holds an undergraduate degree from the University of Liverpool and a graduate degree from the University of Southern California. In his undergraduate and graduate studies, Mr. Sibley conducted extensive research regarding police-community relations and crime control. Mr. Sibley began his professional career as a police officer in Hull, England, in 1995. Upon joining the Los Angeles Policed Department's Office of the Inspector General in 2004, Mr. Sibley served as a Special Investigator assigned to the Use of Force Section, which oversees the Los Angeles Police Department's investigation and adjudication of categorical use of force incidents. Mr. Sibley assumed the position of Assistant Inspector General in 2007 and currently heads the Use of Force Section.  

Brian K. Williams, Esq. is the principal owner of the Brian K. Williams Law Group (BKWLG), a criminal defense and civil litigation law firm. Williams has handled matters in both State and Federal court and has tried over 100 cases. Williams also served as President and CEO of Junior Achievement of Southern California, one of the nation's preeminent educational programs for youth. Prior to joining Junior Achievement, Williams served as the Executive Director of the Southern California Leadership Network (SCLN). The SCLN is one of the nation's premiere leadership development programs. Prior to joining the SCLN, Williams served as the Director of Government Affairs for the Southern California Association of Governments. Williams served for 11 years as an Assistant City Attorney in the Los Angeles City Attorney's Office where he handled thousands of criminal and civil matters and more than 100 cases. After several years in the Criminal Division handling general criminal matters and assisting in the establishment of the Domestic Violence Unit, Williams moved to the Special Operations Division where he conducted specialized prosecution of high-profile cases such as police officer involved crimes, hate crimes, child molestation, industrial accidents, manslaughter, and environmental crimes. Williams was also charged with serving as co-chair of the City Attorney's team reviewing the LAPD Rampart Corruption probe. When Los Angeles City Attorney James K. Hahn was elected Mayor of Los Angeles, Mayor Hahn appointed Williams as his Deputy Mayor.  Williams served for four years as the Deputy Mayor of Los Angeles for Transportation, Environment, and Infrastructure. Upon leaving the Mayor's Office, Williams was appointed as the Assistant City Manager for the City of Pasadena, where he oversaw the police, fire, planning, water and power, and human resources departments. Williams, a two-time UCLA Chancellor's Marshall, earned a B.A. in Political Science at UCLA and received a Juris Doctorate from the UCLA School of Law. Williams has lectured at the UCLA School of Law, USC School of Law, Loyola University, and has provided commentary in national, regional and local media outlets. Williams is a member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, the Boule', the Pacific Council and numerous other organizations. A native of Southern California, Williams is married and has two outstanding sons.