Minimum response, if there is an imminent threat, is two rounds to center mass to neutralize the threat. Then you reassess while making sure there are no other threats. 16 rounds, when there was no imminent threat, is going to send this officer away for long time.
16 rounds, when there was no imminent threat, is going to send this officer away for long time.
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Based on what law or precedent?
If it’s in line with his training, Supreme court decisions, or testimony from experts about such situations, he’ll be exonerated as most officers in these cases are.
I saw the film. The perp on PCP was being stupid but if he had been captured would not have received anything close to a death sentence. I'm hard pressed to call it murder in the 1st degree but it was murder. Unfortunately the cop had a history of overreacting with force, this will not end well for him. The cop will likely spend many well deserved years behind bars with those he put there.
I may sound harsh but as a society we give our police great power and authority. The only way to make sure they don't abuse it is to come down very very hard when they do.
I imagine if the cop had it do over again he would rethink using lethal force or continuing to use it after the perp went down. Continuing to shoot that many times after the perp is on the ground was unnecessary and murder.
Except it appears there was an imminent threat.
Your minimum response is two rounds is a minimum.
Many instructors teach to keep on shooting until the threat is down and no longer a threat.