Originally Posted by lvmiker
Originally Posted by antelope_sniper
Originally Posted by lvmiker
Where I live if someone attempts to hit me w/ a pipe I will shoot him to the ground. I won't attempt to wrestle him, use less than deadly force or hope for mercy. Deadly force is appropriate when the attacker demonstrates the ability and opportunity to place a human being in imminent jeopardy of death or great bodily harm. If I am forced to shoot some one I will continue to shoot until I am no longer in fear of imminent harm. I have no intention to ever kill anyone, but if he dies it will be as a result of his own actions.

Drugged? drunk? Crazy? a jihadi?. It matters not at all and I will react to the threat. Intent, motivation etc. will not be important at the time but survival will be. The fight will be what it is, not what you wish it was, he who hesitates is lost.

YMMV.


mike r






Guy dropped the 2x4 and was walking away, how is the cop still in "imminent jeopardo of death or great bodily harm"?



The guy that initiated the problem was still on his feet and his future was dictated by his past actions. If the cop had shot him once and then the guy hurt someone else all the experts would condemn the cops failure to solve the problem. Those that threaten others w/ deadly force create the circumstances and live/die w/ the consequences.


mike r


Maybe that worked in the old days before video camera's, but not so much with camera's everywhere.

I suspect this cop is at a minimum going to loose his job, and probably on his way to jail.

If you think this cop acted appropriately, it's time for you to hand in your badge before modernity catches up to you, landing you in a jail cell.

You didn't use logic or reason to get into this opinion, I cannot use logic or reason to get you out of it.

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