Why not use the bag gun or dog first? It's not like it wasn't an option.
Kirk, what would happen if I shot a guy with 2 knives in the back 4-5 times?
Well, APD killed again. More hearts and minds being won every day. The chief is a permanent fixture behind a podium explaining away all the bloodshed.
APD chief provides details on latest officer-involved shooting | ABQJournal Online
“They tried to say that he shot at them? They’re full of it. I saw the whole thing. He was no threat whatsoever,” -- witness
“It is the chief of police who is lying,” she said in tears. “How could the chief of police lie like that?”
Depends.
If you had reasonable fear of serious bodily injury or death to yourself or others or you believe that the person would continue to be a threat to others, then it is self-defense.
Do we have an ME's report yet? Do we know Boyd was shot in the back, or do you just think that because it was suggested on INGO?
No because it looks like he was turned away from them bending over when they opened fire
Looks like the DoJ is getting involved.
Looks like the DoJ is getting involved. Again. This out of control department has had 36 shootings since 2010. 22 of them fatal. Sounds like they need their toys taken away from them.
Department of Justice to meet with groups after foothills shooting | KOB.com
Liberty Sanders said:I’ve been sitting here thinking back on my LEO career and I came up with maybe a half-dozen situations where I could have used deadly force and gotten away with it.
But I didn’t do it. It wasn’t my job to GET AWAY with killing people. My job was to kill people only if it was absolutely necessary.
That's a good outlook to have... And it's there not a LEO on here that can't say the same. However none of us are members of APD, nor had to make the decisions those officers had to make in choosing to use the force needed to protect themselves. If you contention is that APD has a culture of intentionally wanting to shoot people if they can justify it, well based on the number shootings they've had over the years, there must be 3 or 4 officers, department wide.
Could be but could be because of lag time too. I don't know.
Wait for the ME's report to determine.
C'mon Kirk. WWTJHD (What Would TJHooker Do?)The reasonable man standard does not involve fictional television shows from the '80s.
C'mon Kirk. WWTJHD (What Would TJHooker Do?)
When faced with deadly weapons there is no requirement to use less than lethal first.
Do these guys shoot at their own shadows?
You didn't answer the question... you legally defended the actions. He didn't ask if he had a legal right to pull the trigger...