General Discussion

_Blue_

(106 posts)

15. If someone flees from police they SHOULD be responsible

Sun Dec 28, 2014, 08:57 AM

Dec 2014

For any damage or injury that results from the subsequent pursuit. That's a completely different scenario from charging a guy with assault when the police needlessly crack off a couple rounds in a crowded space.

Click here to purchase valentine hearts!

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

Recommendations

0 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):

37 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

Unarmed Man Is Charged With Wounding Bystanders Shot by Police Near Times Square [View all] Are_grits_groceries Dec 2014 OP

And these fucking morons want absolute authority to do as they please. nt bemildred Dec 2014 #1

Charge whomever called the Police. Downwinder Dec 2014 #2

Cops are making a case to bust their own damn union. And people get one guess geek tragedy Dec 2014 #3

wtf? yuiyoshida Dec 2014 #4

Unfortuantely no davidpdx Dec 2014 #10

OMG, who is going to come to this poor man's aid? Boreal Dec 2014 #5

Now that is the definition of malaise Dec 2014 #6

An unarmed, emotionally disturbed man Kalidurga Dec 2014 #7

TIME TO CUT THE BULL AND CALL BALLS AND STRIKES ACURATELY, NO MORE LIES drynberg Dec 2014 #8

Wouldn't such thinking also make perpetrators responsible for cops 'heroic acts'? HereSince1628 Dec 2014 #9

I once witnessed the police shoot to death a drunk woman with a pen knife that did not need to be Bluenorthwest Dec 2014 #11

"If you are here looking for logic in the law, you're in the wrong room." MindPilot Dec 2014 #12

If someone flees from police they SHOULD be responsible _Blue_ Dec 2014 #15

You're an attorney, and don't believe a fleeing suspect should be held responsible branford Dec 2014 #19

I'm not an attorney--never claimed to be--I had a few semesters of general law. MindPilot Dec 2014 #22

I and other attorneys certainly have our reservations concerning many police chases and policies. branford Dec 2014 #23

I think we probably agree on more than not MindPilot Dec 2014 #24

They do look cool and TV. I also love the trick shots branford Dec 2014 #27

RIDICULOUS! annabanana Dec 2014 #13

And the people who GOT shot were probably charged annabanana Dec 2014 #14

I don't agree with the charge, but I believe that is common. panader0 Dec 2014 #16

Standard felony murder charge. nt branford Dec 2014 #20

One of the big reasons I never went any further in law. MindPilot Dec 2014 #25

Trust me, practicing law looks far better from the outside! branford Dec 2014 #29

Adult learning psychology and curriculum development...I never did much classroom time. MindPilot Dec 2014 #30

Always greener . . . nt branford Dec 2014 #32

See, guns don't kill people rock Dec 2014 #17

He made me do it! tk2kewl Dec 2014 #18

Interesting how this DA could lead the Grand Jury around by the nose Ex Lurker Dec 2014 #21

Oh, he surely did. Shrike47 Dec 2014 #31

Holy fuckin' shit. The killing cops are now GOD. nt valerief Dec 2014 #26

i wouldnt be suprised if the cops bill his family Ramses Dec 2014 #28

Prisons are the new ohheckyeah Dec 2014 #33

What next? Jamastiene Dec 2014 #34

We have to keep saying: This is NOT OK ecstatic Dec 2014 #35

Clearly he has some mutant powers to make cops miss him and hit innocent people! Rex Dec 2014 #36

The Patrick Lynch mob strikes again. Comrade Grumpy Dec 2014 #37