ICE shooting: What happened to de-escalation (July 10, 2026)
About this episode
The episode discusses the decline of de-escalation practices in law enforcement, particularly in relation to ICE, and features a conversation with Dr. Everette Penn and a segment on Kahil El’Zabar's upcoming performance.
On Friday's show: P ast officer-involved shootings have led many law enforcement agencies to train officers to de-escalate -- something that seems far less evident from encounters between Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers since the Trump administration's crackdown on undocumented immigrants. So, what happened to the concept of de-escalation? We talk it over with Dr. Everette Penn from the Texas Juvenile Crime Prevention Center. Then, we break down The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of the week. And we hear from spiritual jazz legend, Kahil El’Zabar ahead of his performance at the Houston Museum of African American Culture as part of the museum’s latest exhibition, “Bayou City Stewards: America From Our Perspective." Watch https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5S_4VS_-YnY&t=1688s
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