DuBose started his car. He was ordered to take off his seat belt and get out. He started his car.
This reminds me of that Eric Garner idiot.
There is no question that DuBose was gonna run. And since it is SOP for an officer to use deadly force when a fleeing suspect uses his vehicle as an assault weapon; DuBose is dead.
Debate all you want to about if the officer’s life was in danger or not. The fact is - cops have been shooting at fleeing suspects for decades. It what they do. They are allowed to.
But since DuBose is black - it’s now all of a sudden a big deal?
“The fact is - cops have been shooting at fleeing suspects for decades. It what they do. They are allowed to.”
SCOTUS said no, they are allowed to only under specific circumstances.
http://articles.latimes.com/1985-03-28/news/mn-29048_1_deadly-force
“Debate all you want to about if the officer’s life was in danger or not. The fact is - cops have been shooting at fleeing suspects for decades. It what they do. They are allowed to.”
Man, that’s sure a calloused comment. Unfortunately, it’s all to true!
The dead fool had a 3000 pound weapon. He was revving the engine. How does the officer know if the fool will slam in reverse then try to runt he officer down? Bury the dead fool and take the officer off of the street for a few weeks. he probably saved someone’s life down the road from a driving while extremely drunken fool.