Under what circumstances should an officer use deadly force? (1 Viewer)

[Henry Ford]

What is your definition?

I believe Louisiana uses it to mean "such an appearance of threatened and impending injury as would put a reasonable and prudent man to his instant defense."  Of course, we would need to add in something to the effect that "a known violent fugitive from justice or fleeing suspect with known history of violence [and list the types of violent crimes we mean] carries a presumption of imminent danger such that failure to follow the lawful commands of officers of the law constitutes sufficient evidence of danger as to cause those officers to be in fear for themselves or the public."  Or something similar.  Probably needs a lot of tweaking.

 

[-fish-]

Again, your claim.  Burden of proof is on you.

Ans why would I have to log off? Can’t I just open up a new tab?

teh googles are hard to use

 

[tjnc09]

Well Trump is in charge so I would expect it to be up?  Do the stats prove otherwise?

WRONG.  Started under Obama's presidential term.  Try again.

 

[BassNBrew]

WRONG.  Started under Obama's presidential term.  Try again.

Sorry, I meant down.

Anyway, shouldn't be going down with things being great again.

 

[Fireballer]

LEO here...every agency has their own policies written and approved by their legal counsel to be in compliance with Constitutional law.  The SCOTUS weighed in on this in 1985 and its still applicable when interpreting use of force today. 

Tennessee vs Garner aka the "fleeing felon."   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tennessee_v._Garner

 

[jonessed]

I don’t have an issue with an officer shooting someone who is visibly armed and fleeing the scene of a crime.

 

[Henry Ford]

I don’t have an issue with an officer shooting someone who they can see is armed and fleeing the scene of a crime.

Any crime?

 

[jonessed]

Any crime?

Probably just felonies.  A lot of crimes become a felony when the perpetrator is armed though.

 

[Dinsy Ejotuz]

I Don’t Want to Shoot You Brother: Great longform article about a WV police offer who chose NOT to shoot and the repercussions he felt.

I remember this case -- thanks for posting the follow-up.

 

[Henry Ford]

Probably just felonies.  A lot of crimes become a felony when the perpetrator is armed though.

So like insider trading?

 

[jonessed]

So like insider trading?

Sure.  If the police go to arrest someone for insider trading and the perpetrator bolts with a gun in his hand.

 

[Henry Ford]

Sure.  If the police go to arrest someone for insider trading and the perpetrator bolts with a gun in his hand.

Oh, okay.  In his hand. I thought you just meant armed. That makes more sense. 

 

[jonessed]

Oh, okay.  In his hand. I thought you just meant armed. That makes more sense. 

Visibly armed.  I don’t see how the police would otherwise be able to confirm they were armed. 

 

[Ketamine Dreams]

Visibly armed.  I don’t see how the police would otherwise be able to confirm they were armed. 

Arms are pretty easy to see. Legs too.

 

[Summer Wheat]

Police should use traquilizing darts instead of bullets.

 

[unckeyherb]

no.

 

[Sinn Fein]

Police should use traquilizing darts instead of bullets.

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