Atlanta police had better options than using lethal force in Rayshard Brooks shooting, experts say

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USA TODAY logo'Lawful but awful': Atlanta police had better options than using lethal force in Rayshard Brooks shooting, experts say
As the already fiery debate about law enforcement in the U.S. is further fueled by the killing of a Black man fleeing from two white officers in Atlanta on Friday night, a term commonly known in police circles is likely to enter the mainstream — lawful but awful.

That’s the phrase police apply to killings that may be technically legal but could have been avoided.

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Was shooting Brooks the best practice in that situation? Three experts consulted by USA TODAY said there were better options.

Kalfani Ture, an assistant professor of criminal justice at Quinnipiac University in Connecticut, served as a police officer in the Atlanta metropolitan area for five years. Ture said the Atlanta Police Department is highly regarded for its training, and the Atlanta Journal Constitution reported Sunday that Rolfe had taken a nine-hour course on deescalation alternatives in late April.

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One might have been to pursue Brooks from a distance and call for backup.

Steve Ward, a retired California police chief, told USA TODAY he would run after suspects for long stretches knowing help was coming.


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[bullimiami]

1. If its lawful to shoot someone running away in the back. It's time for new laws.

Doesn’t take a lawyer to know it’s murder.

[CanonRay]

2. Let him go home and arrest him tomorrow

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3. Take him home!

Seems to me that after the breathalyzer the police could have simply said something like "since we notice you're somewhat impaired or under the weather or some other non-confrontory (sic) phrase, why don't we give you a ride home and you can pick up your car later when you're more up to it?" I can't understand why the first impulse of the police is an aggressive one. They have to know this will guarantee escalation of the situation.