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# Deescalation and Spokane's Police force
- URL: https://www.rangemedia.co/podcasts/spokane-police-department-use-force-deescalation/
- Published: 2025-01-10T20:39:24.000Z
- Updated: 2025-01-10T20:39:24.000Z
- Description: Should deescalation include "up to lethal force"? That's apparently a question for some in the Spokane Police Department. Erin and Aaron break it down.
- Author: RANGE
- Tags: Podcast, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-02-19 03:03

Luke was out doing \~boss-coded things\~ so co-host Erin interviewed fellow RANGE reporter Aaron Hedge on his newest big story: “A burning question for police: Does ‘deescalation’ mean ‘up to lethal force’?

If you’re not a big fan of reading [4k word stories](https://www.rangemedia.co/spokane-police-accountability-deescalation/), but you want to know about how Spokane’s police force — the third deadliest per capita in the nation — thinks about use-of-force and deescalation techniques, listen now!