[coloradan]

If a citizen had done the same thing, would he have been acquitted? Very doubtful. Cops seem to live by a different set of laws than the rest of us do.

[MileHi]

If a citizen had done the same thing, would he have been acquitted? Very doubtful.

I think the decision was probably right. And yet, so is your comment. Citizens should be afforded the same benefit of the doubt when confronting criminals.

[MCF]

Of course they live under a different set of rules, just as soldiers do. The police officers job puts them into positions were the use of deadly force is sometimes necessary in order to seize suspected violators of the law. In this case the suspect clearly showed no willingness to surrender peacefully.

[Kazan]

If a citizen had done the same thing, would he have been acquitted? Very doubtful

So, you feel sorry for a drug dealing scumbag, that rammed his car onto a police car and lead police on a high speed chase, endangering innocent lives in the process?

I would have given a damn if the officer had shot him in the back of the head as soon as fled the scene.

Drug dealers' lives don't matter.

[Molon Labbie]

A citizen would not be confronting a dope dealer or chasing him. A citizen has no duty or responsibility to do so and pays taxes for police officers to do this in their stead. With the Castle Doctrine and Stand Your Ground laws it is far less likely of being convicted. However, you still must be legally and lawfully present and inject the self defense argument.

The court has to prove that the officer was not acting in defense of self or others AND outside the scope of his duties.

This was BS case issued by a retiring DA who was pressured into issuing on it five years later by local SJWs.

It should have never been issued and I hope Stockley sues the City of St. Louis District Attorney’s office for malicious prosecution.

What we are seeing and have seen with Ferguson is political correctness run amok. No one seems to care that Stockley was a West Point Grad and was wounded in the WOT.

[Repealthe17thAmendment]

If someone tries to crash their car into you, then pulls a gun on you, and you shoot them, you're pretty likely to be acquitted. Civilian or officer. Actually, you're probably not going to face any charges unless you are a police officer in a racially charged city.

Self-defense is a recognized defense for every person in every state.