Sheriff shoots at truck full of kids???
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rj-27 — 11 years ago(January 13, 2015 02:40 PM)
The scene is hardly "Hollywoodish" and if anything, is underplayed. Cops fire their guns "illegally" all the time a rarely, if ever, suffer the consequences.
Democracy is the pathetic belief in the collective wisdom of individual ignorance. H.L. Mencken -
ejc15 — 10 years ago(December 31, 2015 04:40 PM)
I am a former officer.
In the United States, because of Tenessee v. Garner, you absolutley cannot shoot at a person fleeing unless you can articulate that someones life is being put in immediate danger. I find that to be an almost impossible argument to make.
Now does that mean police officers never do it, no. But if is discovered they did they will have serious consequences, especially if someone dies. -
mp_usmc_srt — 10 years ago(December 31, 2015 07:39 PM)
If you were truly a former police officer you would know that you can legally shoot a fleeing felon that is a danger to themselves and or the public.
Especially if they're in possession of a firearm.
Not to mention back in the day when this movie was made they had laws on the books that allowed police to shoot at anyone running a police road block. Also they could shoot at car jackers.
You ram a police road block and put officers lives in danger you can and would find yourself at risk of being shot at. -
ejc15 — 10 years ago(January 08, 2016 09:20 AM)
You would have to justify that they are an immenient (sp) threat (in my mind I picture that to be a situation where he is running from you but shooting at someone else) which I find to be almost impossible to do. How can you KNOW this person is going to harm someone else. There might be a situation, but this movie would not be that situation.
I believe this movie though did come out prior to Tenessee v. Garner so you are correct in that day you could shoot a fleeing felon.