Murder/Homicide & Criminal Defense
Attorney in Kansas City, Missouri

"Nobody taught them to do the things that they're doing out there on the street. They're running, recklessly out there on the street of their own volition," Picerno said. It's incumbent upon the leaders in any police department in the United States of America to rein these guys back in."

“We certainly don’t need reckless law enforcement officers patrolling our streets,” Picerno said. “The decision to shoot should be the last alternative for an officer. The overwhelming majority of officers perform admirably under difficult circumstances. “An officer with his propensity for violence should never be allowed in the profession. I know my clients will be relieved.”

“I think one of the few and great things about this country that we still have is the right to be tried by jury. And a panel of citizens of our community gets to make a determination based on the facts and the law of whether or not a crime was alleged as opposed to some politicians down in Jeff City saying what should happen in a certain situation,” Picerno said.