PEACE OFFICER – (Militarized Police: DOCUMENTARY)
Peace Officer is a documentary about the increasingly militarized state of American police as told through the story of “Dub” Lawrence, a former sheriff who established and trained his rural state’s first SWAT team only to see that same unit kill his son-in-law in a controversial standoff 30 years later.
Directed by Scott Christopherson, Brad Barber
Cast: Brad Barber, Scott Christopherson, David Lawrence, Renny McCauley
Written by Brad Barber, Scott Christopherson, David Lawrence, Renny McCauley
Release Date: In Theaters September 16th, 2015
Genre: Documentary
Driven by an obsessed sense of mission, Dub uses his own investigation skills to uncover the truth in this and other recent officer-involved shootings in his community, while tackling larger questions about the changing face of peace officers across the USA.
