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Are Police Allowed to Robot-Bomb Suspects?
U.S. News & World Report‎ ^ | July 08, 2016 | Steven Nelson

Posted on 07/08/2016 12:37:40 PM PDT by Trump20162020

Experts say yes, and that Dallas is just the beginning

A cop-killing suspect died Friday when Dallas police detonated a “bomb robot” at his parking garage hideout, using a possibly unprecedented policing tactic after 5 officers were shot dead.

But are American police actually allowed to blow up a suspect?

Legal experts says under certain circumstances, the answer probably is yes, though special considerations differentiate killings using robotics and explosives from more common defensive shootings.

The precise details of the robot-bombing are unclear, and experts say facts are essential to the legal analysis, even if existing principles governing use of lethal force apply.

(Excerpt) Read more at usnews.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption
KEYWORDS: activeshooter; bomb; dallas; police; robot; texas
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1 posted on 07/08/2016 12:37:40 PM PDT by Trump20162020
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To: Trump20162020

Bad idea and portends even more militarized police.


2 posted on 07/08/2016 12:39:07 PM PDT by Reno89519 (Like herpes, Lyn' Ted and his supporters can always flare up again.)
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To: Trump20162020
Shoot 11 police officers and kill 5 and you will be amazed at what they are willing and able to do to you
3 posted on 07/08/2016 12:39:31 PM PDT by rdcbn ("If what has happened here is not treason, it is its first cousin." Zell Milleraereh)
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To: Trump20162020

fACTS are essential....they only have speculation...

Let’s stay calm and not become unhinged. That is what the left wants and needs


4 posted on 07/08/2016 12:40:37 PM PDT by Nifster (I see puppy dogs in the clouds)
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To: Trump20162020

If you had a robot bomb and you had to get the suspect, would you use it? Or would you try to shoot it out with the guy?


5 posted on 07/08/2016 12:41:31 PM PDT by AppyPappy (If you really want to irritate someone, point out something obvious they are trying hard to ignore.)
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To: Trump20162020

There’s really not that much difference between shooting them and blowing them up. Really so long is the person is an active threat I don’t have a problem with it. Our biggest issue with cops these days is them going to deadly force without a threat, when there’s a threat screw it. I mean let’s face it, if you were in that situation and had access to a robobomb you’d use it right? So why shouldn’t they. Never fault anybody for using the tools available.


6 posted on 07/08/2016 12:42:00 PM PDT by discostu (Joan Crawford has risen from the grave)
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To: Trump20162020

Why would the robot be armed with a bomb and not a gun?


7 posted on 07/08/2016 12:44:20 PM PDT by wideminded
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To: Reno89519

Weaponized Drones used by .gov and other agencies, Federal, state and local is the next front.


8 posted on 07/08/2016 12:44:24 PM PDT by Theoria (I should never have surrendered. I should have fought until I was the last man alive)
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To: Trump20162020

But don’t use the “wrong” chemicals to execute a child murderer.


9 posted on 07/08/2016 12:44:36 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (You cannot invade the mainland US. There'd be a rifle behind every blade of grass.)
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To: Trump20162020

Someone set him up the bomb for great justice?


10 posted on 07/08/2016 12:45:07 PM PDT by HiTech RedNeck (Embrace the Lion of Judah and He will roar for you and teach you to roar too. See my page.)
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To: Reno89519

Oh, we’ll be wringing our hands about it in 5 or 10 years when they start doing it to the Cliven Bundys of the world, but by then it will be too late.


11 posted on 07/08/2016 12:45:07 PM PDT by Wolfie
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To: Trump20162020

It was probably either the police/robot or the shooter who was not at negotiating stage. What should they have done?


12 posted on 07/08/2016 12:45:32 PM PDT by madison10 (#NeverHillary)
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To: HiTech RedNeck

“Candygram for Mongo!”


13 posted on 07/08/2016 12:46:36 PM PDT by dfwgator
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To: wideminded
Why would the robot be armed with a bomb and not a gun?

Because there's no background check to carry a bomb?


14 posted on 07/08/2016 12:46:40 PM PDT by Buckeye McFrog
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Clearly we can all agree that someone in the PD played a lot of Call of Duty who thought of this idea. And, it worked.


15 posted on 07/08/2016 12:46:44 PM PDT by InsidiousMongo
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To: Trump20162020

Like using a sniper when he can’t get a shot.


16 posted on 07/08/2016 12:47:14 PM PDT by cuban leaf (The US will not survive the obama presidency. The world may not either.)
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To: rdcbn
Shoot 11 police officers and kill 5 and you will be amazed at what they are willing and able to do to you

This.

17 posted on 07/08/2016 12:47:43 PM PDT by Disambiguator
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To: Trump20162020
Under certain circumstances police snipers are authorized to shoot suspects from a considerable distance without warning. Where is this a whole different kettle of fish?

I do have to give the Dallas PD credit for originality.

18 posted on 07/08/2016 12:48:06 PM PDT by Lower Deck
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To: Trump20162020

As far as I know there is no legal specifics on method or manner of justifiable use of deadly force by law enforcement.

I recall where a police cruiser has been used to strike an assailant in order to stop the perp that is about to shoot the officer driving that vehicle.


19 posted on 07/08/2016 12:48:22 PM PDT by KeyLargo
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To: HiTech RedNeck

And all your bases are belong to us.

Man, that’s an oldie.


20 posted on 07/08/2016 12:48:42 PM PDT by cuban leaf (The US will not survive the obama presidency. The world may not either.)
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