Henri Rikander
Henri Rikander is an expert in police law and a docent who has extensively studied the use of force by police in Finland. Recently, he commented on a police shooting incident in Alppiharju, Helsinki, where a man was shot after allegedly approaching officers with a knife. Rikander provided insights into the effectiveness of non-lethal tools such as tasers and police dogs, discussing potential reasons why these methods failed to subdue the individual before lethal force was employed. His research highlights the relatively low incidence of fatal police shootings in Finland compared to other Nordic countries.
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Henri Rikander, a docent of police law, assessed that the shooting incident in Espoo was likely an act of self-defense by the police.
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Henri Rikander is a doctor of law who has studied police use of force.
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Henri Rikander stated that 13 people have been killed by police in Finland since the 2000s.
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Finland:
Henri Rikander is an expert in police use of force and has evaluated the circumstances surrounding a police shooting incident.
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