orogenicman
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- Jul 24, 2013
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No, he would have been confirmed by the 21 foot rule, and if the other officers shot him, THEY would have been arrested for murder. You talk as if the 21 foot rule didn't exist. IT DOES (and has since 1988)Had he done as you suggest, he would be up for murder, or dead, as the other two policemen that restrained him would probably have shot him.
It only applies to armed suspects.
Revisiting the 21-Foot Rule - Article - POLICE Magazine
Neither of those boys were armed.
Yes. The 21 foot rule typically is for weapons. Particularly knives.
But sometimes its for "unarmed" people. If 3 people charge me...well...I cant win a hand to hand fight vs three men. So...if they get to me...my life is in danger.
If the attacker is Brock Lesnar or a former SEAL...and unarmed. ..id lose that fight too. Life is in danger.
2 unknown males swarming me as I made an arrest? Maybe. With ample backup there id say dont shoot. But...thats from our view on a couch. Casebolt didnt see what was behind him...or if they had weapons. Or may want his weapon.
It was all unknown.
Drawing the gun? Im 100% ok with that.
The two males immediately ran though....so absolutely not a good shoot. And he didnt shoot...so again....not sure what all the outrag is over.
You cannot convince me that this guy pulling his gun on two unarmed teenagers who were backing away from him - in the middle of an area where dozens of kids were standing by, and when other police officers were also present, was an appropriate thing to do. The police chief said flat out that they officer was out of control, that his actions were counter to department policy. If he has fired that weapon, the chances were very high that he would have struck, and likely killed an innocent child. As it was, he was already in the process of assaulting a young girl. For anyone to justify this man's actions is just as outrageous as his actions.
Yes...the two males who swarmed him did back away...BECAUSE he drew a gun. What if he stays there and keeps trying to detain the girl? Do they assault him? Swarm him? We dont kmow. He didnt give them a chance.
He had no business assaulting the girl in the first place. If I had seen a police officer do that to a 14 year old girl, I might have confronted him as well.