06-27-2020, 05:25 PM
(06-27-2020, 04:41 PM)bfine32 Wrote: IMO, you fire at an Officer you risk forfeiture of your life. It's not incumbent on the officer to hope that was the persons last effort to be a threat to you.
The Brooks case has some very specific facts.
One was that Brooks had already been searched and Rolfe knew he had no other weapons. When a violent criminal is fleeing and throws down a gun, the police are not required to assume that was the only gun he had.
Another is that the officer knew exactly how many "shots" were in Brooks weapon and he knew it was no longer a dangerous weapon after seeing it fired twice.
A lot of the general rules don't apply
