every single person who runs is an equal threat and therefore deserving of being shot? we’re talking about subjective judgment here. they also have cars to go after speeders. do they arrest every single one because they’re speeding all the same?
Whoa, back in my misspent youth and being the owner of several MOPAR muscle cars that were very fast, it was not unusual for me to outrun a cop. Not proud of it but I did it. My uncle was a city cop and once told a State Trooper to not even bother chasing me, his squad was not fast enough to catch me.
So, those few times I did that I saved my life? ‘Cause if the po-po caught me it was OK to shoot me? Not sure I’m buying that any traffic violation warrants firing 16 mostly-misdirected rounds in any public place. The threat to the innocent in the area outweighs any supposed benefits.
There are better ways to do business that don’t end with an idiot dead but more importantly, more public questions regarding the appropriateness of police actions.
“every single person who runs is an equal threat and therefore deserving of being shot?”
Please don’t stoop to such nonsense.
However, every single person who runs is at that time in the commission of a felony.