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So you are saying gun owners are not allowed to run?
I’d say if you are in the middle of committing a burglary and start running with a gun in your hand after being disrupted by a cop you deserve whatever harm comes your way.
I’d say if you are in the middle of committing a burglary and start running with a gun in your hand after being disrupted by a cop you deserve whatever harm comes your way.
There is no proof he had a gun, real or otherwise.
The fact that he had it in his hand is not an effective counter argument because he was running from a non-violent felony. That fact alone, puts the entire shooting into question because that is not how that Officer was trained. It’s the polar opposite of what he was trained to do in that situation. On the surface, the Officer screwed up, further investigation may prove otherwise, but right now, this is where we are.
The kid could turn around and shoot the officer or shoot, mug, kidnap, or take a citizen hostage. He was running into a populated area.
The kid could turn around and shoot the officer or shoot, mug, kidnap, or take a citizen hostage. He was running into a populated area.
That doesn’t carry much weight in the context of the situation. Shooting a suspect who is running away from a non-violent crime is a no-no. That’s not how that Officer was trained. In order for it to meet the threshold of using deadly force, he would’ve had to be running from a violent felony and the Officer would have to have articulable reason that if the suspect was allowed to continue, the the violence would continue. This shooting doesn’t having any of that. His training instructors are probably like “?!?!?!!!!”
That doesn’t carry much weight in the context of the situation. Shooting a suspect who is running away from a non-violent crime is a no-no. That’s not how that Officer was trained. In order for it to meet the threshold of using deadly force, he would’ve had to be running from a violent felony and the Officer would have to have articulable reason that if the suspect was allowed to continue, the the violence would continue. This shooting doesn’t having any of that. His training instructors are probably like “?!?!?!!!!”
armed robbery IS considered a violent felony duh...
armed robbery IS considered a violent felony duh...
It wasn't an armed robbery "duh", please do try to keep up.
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