Of course it matters what he did before. During the hour-long chase the police would have found out what he had just done.
And if the police aren’t to “punish” people, why are they given tasers, pepper spray, batons, police dogs, and guns?
Oh, that’s because even though those things all “punish” people, they aren’t for punishment. They’re not there because the police are taking matters into their own hands, and trying, convicting and punishing suspects.
And yet, the police are given that power, to a certain extent. When someone is actually doing certain things, the police have the power to make just such judgments, even to the point - as a last resort - to be someone’s “executioner.”
We have given them such power, an emergency power, to be judge, jury and inflicter of punishment, even executioner, albeit in a most limited way.
And even that we have given them power to have some authority over people, to stop them, to arrest them, is giving them some power to “judge” others. You have received some punishment, albeit limited, if you have been handcuffed, your liberty taken from you, and put in jail.
In this case, I’ll wait to see what the troopers’ defense is.
To judge them and convict them in the court of public opinion is to improperly take a power for ourselves, and to deny them their rights.
You would not understand if it was explained to you. Have a nice day. The accused will have their day in Court. Our system of Government has three equal and independent of each other branches. There is the Legislative Branch which enacts the law[s]. There is the Executive Branch which enforces the law[s]. The police agencies are a part of this branch.The tools and equipment that you listed are to aid them in enforcing the laws , keeping order,and when necessary, the apprehension of violators of said laws. There is no provision for punishment of said violators. Also there are a number of former officers now in the penal system for believing that their role also consisted of inflicting punishment on the defendant.There is the Judicial Branch which interprets the law[s] The Court system comprise this branch. Judging by your responses. you have been watching too many t.v. cop programs.