An armed felon is per se a more-dangerous and threatening felon.
The felon could have, at any time, unholstered the weapon and begun shooting at his pursuers.
It is not incumbent upon the police to wait until the perpetrator actually begins firing his weapon.
Running away from the police does not lessen the threat posed by the armed felon.
And as for the father: He should be charged with 1st Degree Murder.
Regards,
The felon could have, at any time, unholstered the weapon and begun shooting at his pursuers.
It is not incumbent upon the police to wait until the perpetrator actually begins firing his weapon.
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You don’t understand the situation. The felon’s pistol was in his hand as he ran.
Then you left out the all-important step, the felon POINTING his firearm at a cop. THAT would be a threat, but this felon never did that. The cops had the advantage that they could continuously point their firearms at the felon. Only if the felon raised his pistol to point it at them could his actions be considered a threat.
It’s a split-second decision which this officer was not qualified to make.
They will give him a manslaughter charge due to mitigating circumstances or mental duress. Or a lesser murder charge not subject to total life sentence. Not saying it is right, just stating reality!
They will give him a manslaughter charge due to mitigating circumstances or mental duress. Or a lesser murder charge not subject to total life sentence. Not saying it is right, just stating reality!
I wish the Secret Service knew this as they indeed had armed snipers watching Crooks through their scopes for two minutes as he aimed and fired on President Trump.
And only after Crooks fired, did these agents return fire.