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re: TOT: Tech students riot and burn police car
Posted on 9/20/17 at 12:26 pm to SquatchDawg
Posted on 9/20/17 at 12:26 pm to SquatchDawg
The threshold should always be fear of death or serious bodily harm.
The account I heard was that the "victim" had a knife and was slowly approaching the cop telling them to shoot him and that he was told multiple times to drop the knife before he was shot. If that is true, I don't blame the cop.
The account I heard was that the "victim" had a knife and was slowly approaching the cop telling them to shoot him and that he was told multiple times to drop the knife before he was shot. If that is true, I don't blame the cop.
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Posted on 9/20/17 at 12:43 pm to FooManChoo
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The threshold should always be fear of death or serious bodily harm.
Realistically, it probably needs to be higher. "I was afraid he'd kill/hurt me" is an awkward standard, but it works well enough for civilians, especially given that the shooting would be investigated by a neutral third party, and that DAs have no problem prosecuting normal folks. Given the reluctance that DAs have towards prosecuting police, and the fact that the same department the shooter works for will be investigating the shooting, the standard should be elevated.
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