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> On Jul 10, 2020, at 1:59 PM, Jay Weekley <par...@cyberbroadband.net> wrote: > > Is it a Taser or a gun he just pulled from his pants? You have a half > second to decide. > > Charles Boening wrote: >> >> In the Atlanta case the suspect took a taser from the other officer. A >> taser that hadn’t been fired. He turned and shot that taser at the office >> which prompted the office to shoot back. You can see that in the video. >> >> Not saying it was justified or not. Just the fact that the suspect even >> though fleeing, turned and shot a weapon at the officer. >> >> As for getting shot in the back, that’s easy if the suspect is running away >> and turns their torso a bit then extends their arm towards the officer >> giving chase. You can still have your back to the officer giving chase yet >> present a threat to that officer. >> >> Note that this picture has the added benefit of daylight and is a training >> scenario so tensions wouldn’t be as high. Also note that you can’t tell >> what kind of weapon the suspect has. Is it real or fake? Can’t really tell. >> >> __________________________________ >> >> *Charles Boening* >> >> /Network Manager/ >> >> 800-858-2399 | Office >> >> charl...@calore.net <mailto:charl...@calore.net> >> >> www.cot.net <http://www.cot.net/> | Find us on Facebook >> <https://www.facebook.com/pages/Cal-Ore/205066716227707> >> >> __________________________________ >> >> *Cal-Ore* | /Local. Trusted. Professional./ >> >> *From:* AF <af-boun...@af.afmug.com> *On Behalf Of * Bill Prince >> *Sent:* Friday, July 10, 2020 9:48 AM >> *To:* af@af.afmug.com >> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] OT Might be political - trigger warning >> >> EXTERNAL EMAIL - Use caution when opening attachments, clicking links, or >> sharing sensitive information. >> >> I think every situation is different. I also believe the police, in general, >> have been given more slack than they should for quite some time. The issue >> is how to deal with this. I do not envy cops. I have a nephew who is a cop, >> and I worry about him all the time. >> >> One of the more recent cases was an individual who was resisting arrest. He >> grabbed, and fired a taser. As I understand it, most tasers are >> one-and-done. IOW, once the taser has been fired, the only "weapon" >> characteristics it has are as a thrown projectile. That individual was >> running away, and was shot in the back. Was that justified? I would have a >> hard time accepting that as a justified homicide. But that is only one >> example. >> >> With the proliferation of cameras everywhere, this sort of thing is going to >> come up more and more. >> >> bp >> <part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com> >> >> On 7/10/2020 9:32 AM, ch...@wbmfg.com <mailto:ch...@wbmfg.com> wrote: >> >> I am largely ignorant of the issues faced in world of law >> enforcement. >> >> And perhaps this is a broader philosophical question with no clear >> answers. >> >> A guy, alone at night, in a city, near the location of a reported >> armed robbery is confronted by cops, takes off running. >> >> He drops what appears to be a gun, picks it up and keeps running, >> should he be shot? >> >> I understand that he may take a hostage or start shooting or >> whatever. He may turn the gun on the cops. >> >> I remember old cop and robber movies when I was a kid where the >> cop would yell “stop or I’ll shoot”. >> >> We had the above situation happen here in Utah a while back. Cops >> were found to have done no wrong. >> >> People are understandably upset. >> >> A few years ago, a young man playing with a sword was stopped by >> cops, he took off running with the sword and they shot and killed him. >> >> I presume the same justifications apply. >> >> I wonder how often someone with a weapon does harm after evading >> the cops. >> >> I wonder how other countries confront the same problem. >> >> If a human gets scared and runs due to uncontrolled fear, should >> they be shot? >> >> I was only truly scared once in my life. Was in a bank robbery. >> >> I understand that your rational thinking goes out the window a bit >> when you are really scared. >> >> >> >> >> > > -- > *Jay Weekley* > *Cyber Broadband > * > > -- > This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. > https://www.avg.com > > > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com -- AF mailing list AF@af.afmug.com http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com
