The reason why we have so many Unarmed Citizens being shot by police [View all]
Definitely worth the time to read
A whole cottage industry has sprung up of police experts and training specialists, such as the Force Science Institute, who educate departments and officers throughout the country that waiting for the gun to come out is too late. As Professor Ross argues, logically, there will have to be a nexus between the officer’s stated belief as to what occurred and his actions in response, but in my view that nexus can get awfully shaky but still withstands official scrutiny.
But Ross comes from the camp which stands solidly behind Graham v. Connor.He is not alone in mindset when he suggests that department policies and training “should direct an officer to respond to the pre-assault threat cues of an assault without waiting for the actual assault to commence.”
That’s right — shoot to kill because you think you will be assaulted at some point in the near future.
Thus we have a condition where the law allows use of deadly force on nothing but the perception that its use is justified and a condition where that belief is proven with nothing more than the statements of the involved officer. In some cases, such as this weekend in North Carolina, it is abundantly clear that the officer was not being reasonable; but that is the rare exception.
Proving that an officer is not telling the truth if he chooses to lie is even more of a challenge.
https://medium.com/p/74a4da37a0aeAnd they want to outlaw airsoft guns once more as if that will help
The problem is systemic within the police community
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