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This was posted by someone on a computer forum i frequent as an example of the consequences of crime back then and now.
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Well thats why most Law Enforcement agencies dont allow shooting out of your vehicle at other vehicles only under dire cicumstances.
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I suppose that back in the gangster days (when lawsuits weren't so prolific) it was about the only way to stop criminals fleeing down narrow dirt roads. Now, they cannot (department policy) fire their weapons except for the purpose of stopping themselves or innocents from certain, immediate death or great bodily harm (kinda the same restrictions that civilians fall under). Personally, I think that they should be allowed to shoot at fleeing suspects (whether in a vehicle or on foot) so long as it doesn't pose a risk to innocents.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tennessee_v._Garner The criteria that must be met for using deadly force against a fleeing suspect are outlined here: http://www.thefiringline.com/forums/...0&postcount=59 Quote:
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Interesting topic, isn't it? You get into the "they shouldn't run if their not guilty" and then "shoot to wound..." then "they should use a 9mm..." "no .45"
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That was in 1958. Many things have changed since then. Let's get current.
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police can shoot a fleeing criminal if it can be proven their escape would have resulted in death or injury of innocent, justice department releases showed this was the most common non-natural resons people in custody die, an attempted escape
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How is police high speed pursuit any less dangerous to the public at large than shooting at (and hitting) a fleeing suspect's car again?
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