[Mariner]

My limited knowledge of case law, very limited, leads me to believe that if the cop cannot demonstrate Imminent Threat, he's a candidate for Murder II.

Anyone know otherwise?

[Mears]

“Anyone know otherwise? “

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I really don’t know,but in Holder’s America you can “perceive” injury so maybe you can perceive being in imminent danger and not have to prove anything at all.

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[Cubs Fan]

According to case law a cop can shoot a fleeing suspect if they believe they pose a serious threat to others.

Granted that is debatable. But on the cops side of it we have a huge six four 300 pound 18 year old who could probably kill someone with his hands who just attacked a cop (and quite possibly tried to take his weapon to shoot him with it)

[CrazyIvan]

That’s pretty much how I read it. Guy could have been a serial killer, but if the cop is not in grave danger at the moment he pulls the trigger he is in the wrong.

[Straight Vermonter]

My limited knowledge of case law, very limited, leads me to believe that if the cop cannot demonstrate Imminent Threat, he's a candidate for Murder II.

Correct. This talk of 'he robbed the store' and 'he didn't rob the store is meaningless. Cops can't execute people for that.

[oh8eleven]

My limited knowledge of case law, very limited, leads me to believe that if the cop cannot demonstrate Imminent Threat, he's a candidate for Murder II.
Are you attempting to apply this to this case?
You know nothing about law and (like the rest of us) know nothing about the truth in this case.
I suggest you wait until all the facts are made public before hanging the cop.

[jjsheridan5]

My limited knowledge of case law, very limited, leads me to believe that if the cop cannot demonstrate Imminent Threat, he's a candidate for Murder II.

A 300 pound man can certainly be considered an "imminent threat", depending upon how he is acting. Most adult males would be in grave and mortal danger if such an individual attacked them, especially if they were "out of control". So it all depends upon how he was acting. A police officer is not obligated to simply stand there and die, in order to appease the race hustlers, the useful idiots, and the free-stuff-now crowd.

[JRandomFreeper]

Cop doesn’t have to demonstrate crap. The State has to prove, beyond doubt, that he committed murder.

/johnny

[Brad from Tennessee]

He robbed the store and assaulted the proprietor, he assaulted a cop. That makes him a felon. When he fled he became a fleeing felon who, in all likelihood, would assault anyone who got in his way.

[Repealthe17thAmendment]

Tennessee vs.Garner

[BuckeyeTexan]

A friend of Wilson says Wilson had his gun out, yelled “Freeze!” while Brown was running away, then Brown turned around and ran toward Wilson as if he were going to attack him.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3193375/posts

Eyewitness video conversation confirms that Brown did turn back around and head toward Wilson.

http://theconservativetreehouse.com/2014/08/15/exceptional-catch-the-jj-witness-video-eye-witness-audio-of-mike-brown-shooting-sharing-brown-doubled-back-toward-police/

At this point, it looks like a valid shoot to me, but what do I know?