re: Marksville City Marshals......Breaking two officers charged with murder

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When a cop(or anyone else for that matter) draws a weapon and starts firing, they take responsibility for the consequences of what happens. Bottom line is these cops did not aquire a proper sight picture and instead went Wild West with their pistols.

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Let me help you here. A police officer may fire his/her weapon when that officer determines that someone has put his/her life is in danger. As a police officer or any other citizen, you can defend yourself through any means possible if you can articulate that you were likely to suffer severe bodily harm if you didn't stop the threat.

If the driver was ramming the police car, the officer(s) were likely under attack by a deadly weapon. Not all the facts are public but the officers will be judged by the reasonable person test. In other words, would the reasonable person have acted in similar fashion to protect life?

You state that officers must take responsibility for their actions for each bullet fired. This is true. However, if that vehicle did ram the police car, the officers didn't create the deadly force situation. If police are only allowed to defend themselves or others when they are 100% sure to hit their targets, there will be a shite ton more crime and violence on our streets than there already is. Maybe you've watched too many action movies but the odds of striking a moving target at more than 3-5 feet is extremely low. That doesn't change the fact that if you are at risk to die or become disabled, you're allowed to defend yourself as needed.