Bad Boys II

[Dill]

(06-15-2020, 02:20 PM)bfine32 Wrote: The point is he was shot for firing on an officer. It really doesn't matter if he did that WHILE praying. 

Shot after firing a taser, shot with his back to the police.

I understand your point. It might hold if he were still firing a "less lethal" weapon and charging the police.

But police aren't legally empowered to shoot a fleeing suspect who poses no threat to them at the moment, or others, even if he shot a taser at them earlier.

The legal question will be what threat did the suspect pose to anyone at the time of the shooting, as he ran.

If the shooter says in court "Well he shot at my partner before that, so I shot him. Don't care if he was fleeing," there will be riots if he gets off.