Police officers are not required to retreat in the face of threats and person running forward can do it alot faster than you can backup.
It’s the citizen committing the act that is required to submit to the FIRST command of the officer to desist. Those officers gave multiple verbal commands to the decedent who decided the outcome.
This is a stupid attitude. And it's just that - an attitude.
person running forward can do it alot faster than you can backup.
Why, certainly - if I entered the situation with my brain shut off (see my comment above).
It’s the citizen committing the act that is required to submit to the FIRST command of the officer to desist. Those officers gave multiple verbal commands to the decedent who decided the outcome.
What happens if multiple officers give multiple conflicting commands, as happened in the case of Erik Scott, and others?
Oh, that's right - the peasant dies. /sarcasm.