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  • The Supreme Court Unanimously Rejects a 'Very Narrow Approach' to Deadly Force by Police

    05/21/2025 11:40:10 AM PDT · by Red Badger · 38 replies
    Reason ^ | Jacob Sullum
    The decision revives a lawsuit against a Texas officer who shot a driver after endangering himself by jumping onto a moving car. ============================================================= During a routine traffic stop near Houston in 2016, a police officer killed Ashtian Barnes by blindly firing two shots into his car after jumping onto the doorsill as Barnes began to drive away. Last year, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit ruled that the shooting was justified by the threat that the officer, Harris County Constable Roberto Felix Jr., faced when he shot Barnes. Last Thursday, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously rejected the...