07-10-2019, 11:17 AM
(07-10-2019, 11:14 AM)GMDino Wrote: Again in THIS situation. And while not all fights are the same what if the cop was bigger and the suspect was a small MMA fighter? At some point the officer feels threatened enough to use deadly force. Ok. But not all fights are the same.
Then you said "the public needs to reset their expectations of what an officer's risk threshold is because right now it seems to be based on fantasy. "
I responded to that statement as a separate point about different situations that are not "fantasy".
If the suspect is on top of an officer they are always green light to use deadly force. Again, seconds to kill someone from a dominant position. When you have decided not only to engage an officer physically, but to take a position of dominance, you have waived your expectation of a less than lethal response. Anyone who does combat sports will tell you it is easy to knock someone out, or even kill someone, from a mounted position.
The bigger issue here is drawing a firearm from your back and firing is difficult, so by even waiting until it's gone this far you may have waited too long to protect yourself.
