On this thread we are presented with this scenario.
1. the driver was speeding
2. the offers tried to pull him over
3. he did not pull over
4. he drove all the say home
5. during the chase, two police cars were damaged (sirens had to be going off with lights flashing)
6. once home the driver pulled in his driveway
7. he excited his car swung around
8. he raised his hand from a blind spot toward the officers
9. his fingers were moving during this process so the officers could easily think he was manipulating a device, a gun
10. the officers had reason to think he was belligerent, harboring hostility toward the officers
You go ahead and think the officers were at fault here.
Don’t expect me to join you.
Which of these actions are a capital offense under NC law?
Can police shoot a fleeing suspect?
In a very limited set of circumstances the answer is YES. The key word in that statement is limited. This is one of the most hotly debated issues of our modern era when it comes to law enforcement and the amount of force they use and when they choose to execute it. So what is the legal standard that police rely on when shooting and killing an unarmed fleeing suspect?
In Tennessee v. Garner, the court said this case requires us to determine the constitutionality of the use of deadly force to prevent the escape of an apparently unarmed suspected felon.