opposed to center mass. if you shoot to the pelvic girdle or the groin or leg, that s deadly to me? it is still considered deadly force, it s not reduction in level of threat that the officer uses. it can still kill but according to medical experts who i ve spoken to and who the la grange police department consulted with, it s less likely to be lethal, that is, has a lower mortality rate than shooting to the upper torso or the head. how practical is it, i would assume in the field when adrenaline is going and a member of law enforcement is confronting the situation where he or she is contemplating the use of deadly force. to now have the added situation of, i need to shoot him. where am i going to hoot him? i don t know, are they able to process all of that? not in every situation. and this is one of my big hesitations about the program. officers have to be very well trained and prepared.
this gun at us is we re going to have to do this is probably what it was. is that the evidence you saw, antonio? not at all. when you read the judge s opinion, it seems he goes to great length to rationalize the language the officer uses. you would imagine the judge would out in not use the same rationalization for avenue an average citizen. you know that s not true. it is tough to imagine now, if you disregard the person actually saying i am going to kill you before they kill you. so what is premeditation then? i want you to be able to respond, jeff, and then we have to go. it was self-defense as antonio well knows the subject was armed with a gun, was reached for a gun that the
what happens afterwards. but the comments the cops make in the car chasing are after the suspect already tried to run over he and his pattern. they see a gun in his car and he s engaging onin dangerous driving. this is a serious situation. and the words that proceeded that, if he does this gun or points that gun at us, we re probably going to have to do this. antonio, is that the evidence you saw. no not at all. when you read this judge s opinion, it seems that he goes to great lengths to rationalize some of the language that this officer uses. you would not imagine the judge would use the same kind of leeway when it comes to an average citizen. if an average citizen said i am