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In reply to the discussion: How shooting an Unarmed 13yr old Boy became legal [View all]FreakinDJ
(17,644 posts)64. Deadly Force Authorized For Any Perceived Threat
http://www.disclose.tv/action/viewvideo/135053/Dallas_On_High_Alert_For_Bush_Library_Opening__Deadly_Force_Authorized_For_Any_Perceived_Threat/
With the United States Supreme Court's 1989 decision in Graham v.
Connor,12th e significance of that intent gave way to the "objective reasonableness"
standard of the Fourth Amendment in cases where
"seizures" are deemed to have occurred.13
One of the obvious problems created by a reasonableness standard
is determining the appropriate level of reasonableness. Research
results have indicated that police officers, especially street
officers, are able to assess what is good police work and when force is
excessive.'4 This may explain why most accusations of excessive force
are denied at the department level.
http://deadlyforce.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Reasonable-Man.pdf
Connor,12th e significance of that intent gave way to the "objective reasonableness"
standard of the Fourth Amendment in cases where
"seizures" are deemed to have occurred.13
One of the obvious problems created by a reasonableness standard
is determining the appropriate level of reasonableness. Research
results have indicated that police officers, especially street
officers, are able to assess what is good police work and when force is
excessive.'4 This may explain why most accusations of excessive force
are denied at the department level.
http://deadlyforce.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Reasonable-Man.pdf
This type of shooting drills includes the mental preparation and physical followup training that trains the officer to shoot two rounds at body mass and one round into the head of the sus pect. When encountering two suspects, double tap both suspects, and while still covering the second suspect, fire one round to the head, return to the first suspect and fire a round to the head. This "failure drill" routine is known as the double back.
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http://www.policek9.com/html/react.html
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The Patriot Act is a great boogeyman, but the realy culprit is the Drug War
beerandjesus
Nov 2013
#3
Not in the least. From the perspective of those that benefit, it is a huge success.
Ikonoklast
Nov 2013
#59
Perceived threat is not shoot first and ask questions later, despite what he may think,
Ranchemp.
Nov 2013
#46
He's a liar if he's saying that police policy is to shoot first and ask questions later.
Ranchemp.
Nov 2013
#43