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| Topic | Protesting in Pittsburgh over Black Teen shot by Cop |
| Forceful_Dragon 06/24/18 8:07:47 PM #49: | Jakyl25 posted... In my apparently controversial opinion, if you arent holding a weapon, you arent enough of an immediate threat to deserve death. Hypothetical: Suspect has a gun in hand. Suspect shoots cop A in face and turns to run away. Suspect is fleeing for several seconds and is making no indication that he will stop before Cop B has a shot lined up, having been caught flat footed by his partner's murder. Is the cop shooting justified? Does it make a difference if the suspect dropped the weapon before turning to flee? Or if he didn't visibly drop the weapon but it turns out he did and it just wasn't in the line of sight? How visible does the suspect's weapon have to be while the cop is firing? --- ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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