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To: VerySadAmerican

Watch the part where he is on the ground yet still reaching for an object. If Van Dyke thought it was a gun, he walks, provided jury follows Graham v Connor instructions.


56 posted on 11/25/2015 12:50:23 PM PST by IChing
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To: IChing
If Van Dyke thought it was a gun, he walks, provided jury follows Graham v Connor instructions

The "reasonable officer" standard of Graham v Conner is an objective standard, which means it won't rely entirely or even mostly on Van Dyke's personal opinion that he thought the victim was reaching for a gun. The standard is more like, "if any other reasonable officer would have done the same thing under the same circumstances," then he comes out OK. Based on the video, I don't see that working real well for the jury in this case.

Peace,

SR

67 posted on 11/25/2015 1:18:49 PM PST by Springfield Reformer (Winston Churchill: No Peace Till Victory!)
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