THE SILENT MAJORITY STANDS WITH OFFICER ROLFE. YOU CAN'T TELL ME WITH A STRAIGHT FACE THAT AFTER WATCHING THIS YOU THINK HE'S UNJUSTIFIED IN SHOOTING BROOKS.
(youtu.be)
🐂 Bullshit 💩
Comments (777)
sorted by:
DEFAULT COMMUNITIES
•
All
General
AskWin
Funny
Technology
Animals
Sports
Gaming
DIY
Health
Positive
Privacy
Pointing that taser at the cops is aggravated assault - clear cut and by the DAs own standard. You can use deadly physical force to defend yourself against aggravated assault. End of story. The police have no duty of retreat, the suspect has no right to attack, resist, or run. The police have an absolute right to defend themselves agains great bodily harm. He was doing what he was explicitly trained to do.
I agree with this, but having the right doesnt mean that you cant be better than that. There was definitely an non-lethal resolution possible for this
I’m not into what-ifs. For all we know the cop saved the lives of a family of 6 and a car full of nuns, by preventing the suspect from commandeering a car and fleeing the scene drunk. We cannot know the outcomes this cop prevented through his legally justified actions. The suspect made the decision to abuse his family which resulted in parole, the suspect decided to drink and drive, the suspect decided to resist arrest, the suspect decided to assault two police officers, the suspect decided to steal a firearm from a police officer, the suspect decided to flee a felony arrest, the suspect decided to turn and point a deadly weapon at a police officer. Those were a lot of decisions the suspect made that if he had acted differently, he would still be alive. The officer, on the other hand had a split second to make his under duress.
Thats why i say it wasnt hateful, but still could have been policed better. Could he really not outrun a drunk dude?
he had all intent to, until a potentially deadly weapon was pointed at him from close range, and he decided to use deadly force in defense.
I am not aware of the law in GA, but in NY for instance, a police officer can use deadly force to prevent escape from arrest of a fleeing felon in possession of a firearm or deadly weapon. I have to assume GA law has as much or more teeth than NY, and in GA a taser is defined as a firearm.
That says nothing of the defensive use of force that the officer clearly was engaged in, but speaks to the seriousness that the legislature puts on fleeing a felony arrest, specifically while in possession of a weapon. The officer was right to be in a heightened state, and was correct in administering the use of force he did. He was following the training that every police officer in this country is offered.