06-15-2020, 03:12 PM
(06-15-2020, 02:40 PM)Dill Wrote: Sure, and as I said earlier, this depends on the surrounding circumstances and likely intent.
A mass shooter fleeing with a gun could certainly be considered a threat.
But is it logical to suppose THIS guy was fleeing the officers to hurt someone else? That he could hurt them while fleeing?
(06-15-2020, 02:43 PM)Dill Wrote: I don't think this guy "had it coming" --death--because he ran from police with a taser and shot it back at one.
(06-15-2020, 02:53 PM)Dill Wrote: 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.
You seem to think it was like he was shot a while after firing the taser. It was a split second difference where he deployed the taser at one officer and the other officer immediately pulled his service pistol and fired. The officer chasing him actually ran into a car trying to dodge the probes. I can say with certainty that a reasonable person would have done the same in that situation.
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