Every time $hitstain speaks, he runs afoul of the law.
Hopefully, Officer Slager has a good team of attorneys who will defend him using this rule:
en.wikipedia.org
excerpt:
Under U.S. law the fleeing felon rule was limited in 1985 to non-lethal force in most cases by Tennessee v. Garner, 471 U.S. 1. The justices held that deadly force "may not be used unless necessary to prevent the escape and the officer has probable cause to believe that the suspect poses a significant threat of death or serious bodily harm to the officer or others."
A police officer may not seize an unarmed, nondangerous suspect by shooting him dead...however...Where the officer has probable cause to believe that the suspect poses a threat of serious physical harm, either to the officer or to others, it is not constitutionally unreasonable to prevent escape by using deadly force.
—Justice Byron White, Tennessee v. Garner
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There it is. It falls on the officer's judgment, and he exercised that judgment. The perpetrator had fought with him, resisted arrest and was fleeing the scene of a crime. The officer performed his duty under the law. Any reasonable person would consider someone who just fought with an officer and resisted arrest as dangerous.
Police officers are trained to understand that fleeing criminals, especially ones who resist arrest and fight, pose risks to innocent people in society, and it is their duty to stop them using any means necessary.
Nothing at all was said when a Black police officer shot and killed a White college student in Florida when he was outside and naked on campus, souped up on drugs, and completely unarmed, but it becomes a national headline news case each time a White police officer performs his duty under the law.
To hell with all of this weak-a$$ softness on crime in our society. Kill more perps! I wish I could be on the jury in this case. I would definitely not convict the officer of any charge. Hopefully, everyone on the jury will hold the same view. Not guilty! |
