[Alberta's Child]

The fact that her partner used a Taser instead of his gun really worked against her in this case.

There's a huge difference between a person who is uncooperative and one who is a threat.

Your scenario might well work in her defense in this case, though.

[jjsheridan5]

There's a huge difference between a person who is uncooperative and one who is a threat.

True, but there are certain actions that an uncooperative person can take that make him appear to be a threat. In such cases of ambiguity, it is vital that the police assume that it is a threat. Vital. And justified.

For the uncooperative person, it is a risk they take the moment they decide to be uncooperative, because officers have to make split-second life and death decisions with little information. The stupidity of being uncooperative with the police should be the dominant news story here. But it won't be.

[blueplum]

a second officer wouldn’t have fired a tazer if he didn’t also personally perceive an immediate threat, so it’s actually a validating action

[Hulka]

“The fact that her partner used a Taser instead of his gun really worked against her in this case”

Someone used a taser?

If that is true, and he was still standing and walking away after being tased then it works to her favor if the thug was tased because they already used non-lethal force to stop an apparent lethal threat.

[Shortstop7]

That’s what I thought too. He tased the guy.... Seemed she overreacted. Not saying I wouldn’t have done the same thing though. Just a bad situation. We have to stand behind our police.