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Originally Posted by jar_e
There was a great quote on the Global story last night that pretty much said that even though it may seem the courts are biased in letting police officers go, there needs to be the understanding that police officers, while on duty and in the execution of their duties, are viewed differently under the criminal code and are afforded a lot of power when it comes to use of force. There's a very valid reason why cops are rarely convicted on murder charges, cause most cops are acting in good faith.
Further to that, force science studies are full of information regarding situations exactly like this. A lot of information on use of force encounters, the 21 foot rule, etc. can be found here ( http://www.forcescience.org/index.html) and have widely been accepted as use of force experts in Canadian and American court cases where cops have been charged while using use of force. |
Does it say to shoot 9 times (6 after the person is already down), and then taze them? Force is one thing, but this is another.