[Mariner]

“OK, a perp can flee as long as he is facing away, says the next riot and lawsuit.”

In all 50 states it’s illegal to shoot a fleeing felon unless you have reason to believe they are an imminent bodily threat to officers or the citizenry.

So they have to chase them down and beat their ass.

[Dacula]

What if the perp turned his head in another direction as he was fleeing?

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“OK, a perp can flee as long as he is facing away, says the next riot and lawsuit.”

In all 50 states, it’s illegal to shoot a fleeing felon unless you have reason to believe they are an imminent bodily threat to officers or the citizenry.

So they have to chase them down and beat their ass.

[ealgeone]

IF he’s a meth dealer that fits the threat to the citizenry.