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To: palmer
Did you watch the video linked above? Can you address the points in the video?

His opinion or my opinion or your opinion doesn't matter. What matters is the law, and what the law says about when deadly force can be used on a fleeing suspect. If Brooks does not meet that criteria then his shooing is not justified. And the criteria is did Brooks pose a significant threat of death or serious physical injury to anyone? He did not.

The film talks about Rolfe seeing Brooks fire at him. Well Rolfe had to know that all Brooks had was a Taser where one dart had already been fired. Once Brooks shot the second dart then the weapon was no longer a threat. Rolfe shot after the taser had been fired.

16 posted on 06/20/2020 5:10:36 PM PDT by DoodleDawg
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To: DoodleDawg
Well Rolfe had to know that all Brooks had was a Taser where one dart had already been fired. Once Brooks shot the second dart then the weapon was no longer a threat. Rolfe shot after the taser had been fired.

Well that calculation had to take place in 1.6 seconds. I don't think that's enough time to review the criteria for whether the guy is a threat. The guy just punched the cop and shot the taser at him. He was a threat and had to be stopped.

17 posted on 06/20/2020 5:17:47 PM PDT by palmer (Democracy Dies Six Ways from Sunday)
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