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Looks like Washington lawmakers are aiming to neuter their police officers.
Washington lawmakers move quickly on police deadly force law
Washington lawmakers move quickly on police deadly force law
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Looks like Washington lawmakers are aiming to neuter their police officers.
Washington lawmakers move quickly on police deadly force law
Without seeing the text of the bill I don't have a strong opinion on it, but I do not see a problem with amending the current law to open the ability to prosecute bad shoots. If indeed its next to impossible under current law to charge a cop with a bad shoot, this seems a reasonable change.
If police face the same standards those of us without a badge face - that being acting with a reasonable fear of imminent death or severe bodily injury to ourselves or another - I'm good with that. I don't think a cop should get off without charges for a shoot that would land one of us in a court room. The prosecution still has to prove intent and malice, or that the shoot was not in good faith. The cop will still get to plead his case to a jury. Good cops will still be good cops, but maybe a few of the more trigger happy asshats will think twice. Most shootings are morally and legally justified, but not all.
I want to see the text of this bill, but in general I like the idea that police are held to the same standard, if not higher, than we the people are when it comes to ending someone's life.
Looks like Washington lawmakers are aiming to neuter their police officers.
Washington lawmakers move quickly on police deadly force law
The Rule of " The Man's Laws "Portland's mayor's HUG A THUG policy has worked it's way north.
WTF!!!
As an LEO, my biggest issue with the proposed changes have to do with the other reasons that LE can use deadly force where the general public may not. I'm not worried about having issues with a reactive shoot to an immediate threat.
There are instances where deadly force is used to prevent escape or destruction of certain types of government property. Most cases the person is unarmed but are still shot, and for good reason. The law says in those instances, the box is checked and you pull the trigger.
The way the new law would open up those types of shootings to the power of suggestion by someone's parents who can't believe theirnunarmed kid is dead, is troublesome to me.
Otherwise, the law doesn't do anything Graham V. Connor and Tennessee V. Garner didn't already do.
The Rule of " The Man's Laws "
Is to be challenged in " The Schtruggle"
Try allowing a perp to close ground on you and you don't know his skills or what drugs he is on or if he ( Or she ) does not have a screwdriver or icepick or other type of implement and counting on a fore arm shiver or your tazer to not deflect or stick badly to save you from grevous bodily injury or death is sketchy at best sometimes ...May I ask why a weapon would ever be used against someone who doesn't have a weapon? Seems like a baton, pepper spray, taser or physical strength would be the go to.
Try allowing a perp to close ground on you and you don't know his skills or what drugs he is on or if he ( Or she ) does not have a screwdriver or icepick or other type of implement and counting on a fore arm shiver or your tazer to not deflect or stick badly to save you from grevous bodily injury or death is sketchy at best sometimes ...
The good shoots outnumber the bad shoots 50 to 1 historicallySee the law is for instances like the BART shooting in Oakland where the guys on the ground, hands behind his back and gets shot in the back from a standing officer.
What about the guy choked out in NYC for selling cigarettes.
If a drug riddled convict is rushing LEO, as in your example, I'm not sure he has anything to worry about.
BTW a good shoot can have ricochet or bystander injury or friendly fire just as a bad shoot does ( Not all NYC cops can shoot like the Garland Texas cop who took down the Islamic inspired perps gunning for Mohammad cartoonists with an AKM from 45+ yards with a handgunThe good shoots outnumber the bad shoots 50 to 1 historically
Not a good idea to bum rush anybody in and armed state.Sad to say but yes if you wanna bum rush a cop pointing a gun at you ( even if for a hale & Hearty hug ) then you potentially become a Darwin Award winner pronto ...