A Tennessee lawmaker said we need a better way to tell who’s a cop and who’s not. Who you can count on in an emergency isn’t always as simple as reading someone’s uniform. At least not yet.

Police and civilians alike are currently entitled to a “stand your ground” hearing in criminal cases where a judge can determine whether the defendant acted in self defense. The new bill would ...

"But to have that option of a death penalty in the event, this bill in this case, that a police officer is killed in the line of duty, not mandatory, but part of our justice system ...