eflatminor
Classical Liberal
- May 24, 2011
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Here's a thought: Don't steal someone else's car, lead police on a high speed chase, and then try to run those police over with the stolen car...and you probably won't get shot.
What are you arguing, we should just let car thieves go on their merry way? Ask them politely to swing by the police station when they have a moment? I know, cops should be willing to be run over by thieves. Yea, that's the ticket.
so as far as you are concerned these kids had no rights, they were tried, convicted, and given death sentences by a lunatic shoot first rambo to hell with asking questions cop.
Who needs a court or a jury right?
I see we have a visit from Captain Hyperbole!
How about you set aside the emotion and stop with the over-the-top rhetoric. There is a reasonable retort to your concerns about this unfortunate encounter.
No, the rights of the criminal suspects remained in tact precisely because the rights of the police officer also remained in tact. It has nothing to due with a trial or usurping a jury of peers. Every human has the right to defend themselves if they believe their life is in danger. No trial is required, though one can follow if rights were violated.
Your contention is that because the police officer put himself in harm's way, he negates his right to defend himself.
That is an incorrect notion. While each situation is unique, someone voluntarily intervening to interrupt criminal activity does not mean they surrender any right. This is particularly true of police officers who are paid specifically to intervene in criminal activity. Further, the cop not only has the right to protect himself, he has the duty to protect others. A stolen car travelling excess of 100 mph most definitely fits that bill.
This is why the grand jury, known for indicting ham sandwiches, chose not to proceed with any criminal charge against the police officer. Had you been on that jury, you could have made your arguments, but that's not how the courts work.
I'll take your silence to mean you're capable of understanding logic and reason. Well done.