If that is the case as you described and evidence supports those facts - then the killing of the perp would be justified.
I’m reacting to the initial reports as cited by the police and the media at the scene when this went down that the perp was unarmed and shot several times while running away.
I’m still baffled that with the liberal use of tasters and mace these days why those were not used to affect an arrest.
That would be the goal right? Arrest and charge the perp with his crimes?
Or have we already moved to the point that govern police states and not civil society?
I’m not sure smaller police forces have tasers. Your question is an interesting one don’t get me wrong.
Even if they did have tasers, what probably happened in this case even before the disputed facts was the cop got his gun back from Brown after the struggle.
So he had it in his hand. I doubt any kind of training would teach an officer to reholster an already drawn weapon in favor of a taser in the midst of an arrest attempt.
Even if so, could you imagine yourself after fighting off a 300 lb guy for your gun, putting that gun back in your holster and getting out a taser?
According to the actions of the President of the US, yes.