- Oct 20, 2013
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Notice the second line. This is what allows cops to shoot fleeing felons.A police officer may not seize an unarmed, nondangerous suspect by shooting him dead...however...Where the officer has probable cause to believe that the suspect poses a threat of serious physical harm, either to the officer or to others, it is not constitutionally unreasonable to prevent escape by using deadly force.
— Justice Byron White, Tennessee v. Garner
The fieeing felon excuse does not apply in this case. Notice the first line in SCOTUS opinion by judge White, then STFU.