Forced to Shoot, History Channel, 2001

To the uninitiated, it seems absolutely unthinkable. But the evidence suggests that one out of four people who are shot by the police are willing victims.

While controversy rages over this phenomenon, and cries of police brutality are common, ""suicide by cop"" is an issue that demands our attention.

Balanced and unflinching, THE POINT goes beyond the headlines and sensationalism to examine this trend. Experts profile the typical person involved in these shootings, and one survivor reveals how easy it was to manipulate the police into shooting him. Hear from an officer who was forced to fire on an activist in Maine who wanted to make a statement about the plight of the deaf community, and examine the alternatives available for defusing potentially deadly situations, including tazers, beanbag guns and pepper spray.

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