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re: Atlanta Cops shoot man, I was wrong, it was justified

Posted on 6/14/20 at 1:48 pm to
Posted by SidewalkTiger
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Member since Dec 2019
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Posted on 6/14/20 at 1:48 pm to
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But as I consider taser to be less than lethal, a good bit of scrutiny is to be applied there.


How was the cop supposed to know the suspect didnt grab the other guy's gun as opposed to his taser?
Posted by davyjones
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Posted on 6/14/20 at 1:55 pm to
Well, I'd hope the other guy would have made that fact abundantly clear. They do tend to yell and advise each other of such things. In fact that would seem like a key aspect in training. Loud communication especially of matters such as that. Of course if other officer did communicate that, it would change everything. Deadly force is immediately applicable then. But just to assume that and to rely upon that assumption isn't reasonable in my mind. I think they have to role with what they know. I think the idea is to endeavor to avoid using deadly force as opposed to counting the reasons why you can use deadly force. I believe that's the public's expectation anyway.
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