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Maedhros

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5. Somehow the idea that the victim "tried" to grab the officer's gun

Reply to Robbins (Reply #4)

Tue Aug 12, 2014, 05:54 PM

Aug 2014

means that the officer is justified in shooting the victim.

What happened to the idea of appropriate force? Clearly the officer succeeded in preventing the victim from wresting away his weapon. At that point, the officer should be trained to take control of the situation without shooting 10 rounds into the victim.

Lack of training on the part of the officer does not equate to justification for shooting a person.

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