There is No Such Thing as a “Clean Shoot” if the other person is UNARMED, it is MURDER.
Could you please your thoughts on Travon Martin vs. George Zimmerman. That one seemed like a good shoot to me.
By “clean shooting,” I mean justifiable homicide or use of deadly force, and whether or not the people investigating the shooting will rule determine if it is justifiable. I still don’t know all the details, or if the cop made a reasonable decision.
In don’t accept your definition of a clean shoot. For instance, if I awake at night to find someone has broken into my home, that person will be dead weather or not he or she is armed. I’m not going to take a chance on anyone in my family being hurt. likewise, if I’m walking on the street, and someone decides to play the knockout game with me, I will kill that person or persons, if I can. Fists, boots, and teeth can be deadly arms when wielded by the right person.
I’m don’t know if this cop should be charged with murder, or cleared for justifiable use of deadly force. I’ll let the people investigating it come to their conclusion, and see if I agree or disagree with them.
A 21 year old male human is charging full speed at you screaming that he's going to kill you.
He has no weapons in his hands.
You are armed with a pistol.
What are you going to do?
Well?????
WHAT DO YOU DO??????
Your life depends on making the right decision!
Not necessarily. If the “unarmed” person has a measurable advantage (size, fitness level, health, etc.) over the armed person, then it may be considered a “clean shoot” if it happens at close-quarters. For example, in the Zimmerman case, Trayvon Martin was younger and stronger than George Zimmerman, giving him an enormous advantage in a close-quarters fight.
I’m not saying that the same thing applies in this situation; I would expect a police officer to have plenty of means at his disposal for subduing an unarmed teenager without resorting to deadly force. I’m just saying that it’s not a clear-cut as “unarmed = murder.”