the officer that just commented is absolutely right as i think was the previous officer. the rules on the use of deadly force to stop somebody from fleeing are very clear. and they were established in tennessee v.garner. you have to reasonably believe that the use of deadly force is necessary to prevent the risk of death or serious bodily injury to yourself or somebody else. and the the emphasis is on the term reasonable which is why these camera the body camera ands dashboard cameras are so useful in these cases. the prosecutor and ultimately the jury are going to have to look at this and see whether or not the officer s claimed fear assuming he asserts that at trial, that he was in danger of death or serious bodily injury and needed to use deadly force to prevent that was reasonable. that is why the cameras are so useful here.
confusion in the criminal justice system because the united states supreme court clarified the proper and legal and constitutional use of deadly force by police in tennessee v garner 29 years ago. i reported last week the assistant district attorney provided the grand jury with the wrong law on police use of deadly force. the missouri law that was rendered unconstitutional by the supreme court decision in 1985. the grand jury transcript shows that she handed all of the grand jurors a copy of the old unconstitutional missouri law and said it is the law on what force is permissible and when in making an arrest by a police officer. but that wasn t true. that version of the law said it was legal for darren wilson to shoot and kill michael brown simply because michael brown at some point ran away from him. at the very end of the grand jury proceedings, she corrected the record by heading the grand jurors a current copy of the law
confusion in the criminal justice system because the united states supreme court clarified the proper and legal and constitutional use of deadly force by police in tennessee v garner 29 years ago. i reported last week the assistant district attorney provided the grand jury with the wrong law on police use of deadly force. the missouri law that was rendered unconstitutional by the supreme court decision in 1985. the grand jury transcript shows that she handed all of the grand jurors a copy of the old unconstitutional missouri law and said it is the law on what force is permissible and when in making an arrest by a police officer. but that wasn t true. that version of the law said it was legal for darren wilson to shoot and kill michael brown simply because michael brown at some point ran away from him. at the very end of the grand jury proceedings, she corrected