Cop Drives Right at Suspect, Runs Him Over in Disturbing Dash Cam Video

[Lurks Often]

54. Stop watching TV

Last edited Wed Apr 15, 2015, 11:15 AM - Edit history (1)

NO police department in this country teaches their officers to aim at a suspects legs or shoot to wound.

1. Shooting at moving legs or arms is very hard to do; the bullet will usually go through the arm or leg and could result in an innocent bystander being injured or killed; it rarely stops the suspect; it doesn't automatically cause the suspect to stop being a threat and the average police officer only hits their target about 30-40% of the time when aiming at the torso.

2. Police are either correct in using lethal force to stop a threat, in which case the manner in which they do so really doesn't matter or they are not correct in using lethal force to stop a threat and should be prosecuted if they do so.

3. What makes you think police haven't struck suspects with cars before?

What's laughable is how little people understand the state and Federal laws governing the use of force in the United States and somehow think their uninformed opinions take precedence over what is in their state criminal codes.