[seowulf]

outside of one's home, a person, before using deadly force in self-defense, has the duty "'to retreat or avoid danger if such means were within his power and consistent with his safety.

I'm curious. Do the police have to obey this law, or are they special?

[smokingfrog]

Police can shoot “unarmed” people, just like Mr. Neal did. /s

[Don W]

Are you stupid, or just trying to stir the $#!+ here?

Holy crap.

I just deleted a LONG screed. I’m just hitting the abuse button. ESAD,

[marktwain]

“outside of one’s home, a person, before using deadly force in self-defense, has the duty “’to retreat or avoid danger if such means were within his power and consistent with his safety.”

Just to make it clear. There are only a small number of states where this is the law.

Most states do not require you to retreat.

[Cboldt]

The rules for use of deadly force are somewhat different for police, in that they have the power to use deadly force in some situations that others aren’t allowed to use deadly force. Otherwise, the primary difference isn’t the standard for use of deadly force (in all cases, there must be a reasonable apprehension of serious injury or death), but rather in the tools available in court, to defend the use of deadly force. Police have qualified immunity from criminal prosecution.