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[gotnews april 10/15... Tennessee vs Garner
“It is not, however, unconstitutional on its face. Where the officer has probable cause to believe that the suspect poses a threat of serious physical harm, either to the officer or to others, it is not constitutionally unreasonable to prevent escape by using deadly force. Thus, if the suspect threatens the officer with a weapon or there is probable cause to believe that he has committed a crime involving the infliction or threatened infliction of serious physical harm, deadly force may be used if necessary to prevent escape, and if, where feasible, some warning has been given. As applied in such circumstances, the Tennessee statute would pass constitutional muster.
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30 posted on 04/11/2015 7:46:09 AM PDT by biggredd1
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All that does is guarantee a fair trial. The problem is without dead nuts on video, as we have here, there rarely is a trial, nevertheless a fair one.


66 posted on 04/11/2015 12:42:48 PM PDT by Usagi_yo (Enormous wealth without God, something's bound to go wrong here.)
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