Rayshard Brooks: A justified use of deadly force, explained

[TemplarKormac]

Well now you have just created a huge amount of criminal and civil cases against Police Force...

By doing or asserting what, precisely?

Unjustified use of a deadly force... They did used a weapon to sub due but a weapon to cause serious body harm or death.

Any time you use a tazer in future it has to be considered the same as a gun under the eyes of the law... That is your definition...

And by the way cops are allowed to shoot people running away with a knife in there hand either...

You are mandating that a Tazer is a Firearm and thus Rolfe could shoot him in the back running away

Because the law backs my assertions.


GA CODE § 17-4-20 (b)

Second conclusion: Rolfe was permitted to use deadly force to apprehend the felon or misdemeanant:

(b) Sheriffs and peace officers who are appointed or employed in conformity with Chapter 8 of Title 35 may use deadly force to apprehend a suspected felon only when the officer reasonably believes that the suspect possesses a deadly weapon or any object, device, or instrument which, when used offensively against a person, is likely to or actually does result in serious bodily injury; when the officer reasonably believes that the suspect poses an immediate threat of physical violence to the officer or others; or when there is probable cause to believe that the suspect has committed a crime involving the infliction or threatened infliction of serious physical harm. Nothing in this Code section shall be construed so as to restrict such sheriffs or peace officers from the use of such reasonable nondeadly force as may be necessary to apprehend and arrest a suspected felon or misdemeanant.

Begone with you.

He was running away with a spent tazer gun... The tazer gun is effectively a piece of plastic, the officer was trained to know this as he was trained in how to use it...

Are Georgia Police saying that a tazer can cause serious bodily injury?

Uh yeah? What do you think happens to the human body when you apply a sufficient electrical charge to it?

One way or the other, Brooks established himself as a violent threat the moment he was willing to use violence against the police. Spent or not, he could not be permitted to assimilate back into the community at large. He was a threat. Hands down. Period. Full stop.

Well now you have just created a huge amount of criminal and civil cases against Police Force...

Remember this...


Unarmed, confirmed by his partner as unarmed and the cop attempted to tazer him...

Or this

US police dept faces backlash online after officer uses taser on 87-year-old grandmother

An officer used the taser on the woman when she didn't obey an order commands to drop the knife in her hand. However, the woman's relatives said said she doesn't speak English and was merely cutting dandelions with a kitchen knife near her home.

indianexpress.com

And this is the same Police Dept.... These are now all subject to attempted murder... Careful where you go here...


There is more

11-year-old girl shocked with police Taser will not face charges

The 11-year-girl who was struck by a Taser deployed by a Cincinnati police officer at a Kroger on Monday will not face charges.

eu.cincinnati.com

You are now upgrading all of these charges...

This is Georgia law NOT OHIO, you blithering shill. Pay attention.

First one is Ahmaud Arbery... That was Georgia...

Are you trying to make a point? Because I fail to see one.

 

[TemplarKormac]

The first obligation of the police is to protect the public, not endanger them shooting at a fleeing suspect, who was no danger to anyone.

The suspect had just committed multiple violent acts against the police. Meaning if he were to be allowed to flee, he would have been a threat to the public. He would have been a danger to public safety.

What better way to stop the threat than right then and there? Or do we not want to protect the public?

 

[CHAZBUKOWSKI]

Rayshard Brooks: A justified use of deadly force, explained

What Brooks did by punching an officer in the face was an aggravated misdemeanor, punishable by a $5,000 fine and up to 1 year in jail (see Ga. Code Ann. § 17-10-4.).

GA CODE § 16-5-23 (e)

(e) Any person who commits the offense of simple battery against a police officer, correction officer, or detention officer engaged in carrying out official duties shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished for a misdemeanor of a high and aggravated nature.

Brooks, by resisting arrest, punching the officer in the face and later firing a taser at the police officer was guilty of a felony under Georgia Law, punishable by a maximum of five years in jail:

GA CODE § 16-10-24 (b)

Whoever knowingly and willfully resists, obstructs, or opposes any law enforcement officer, prison guard, correctional officer, probation supervisor, parole supervisor, or conservation ranger in the lawful discharge of his official duties by offering or doing violence to the person of such officer or legally authorized person is guilty of a felony and shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by imprisonment for not less than one nor more than five years.


GA CODE § 16-11-123

As soon as Brooks gained possession of the taser, he was facing five years in jail for illegally possessing a firearm. As the law states:

"A person commits the offense of unlawful possession of firearms or weapons when he or she knowingly has in his or her possession any sawed-off shotgun, sawed-off rifle, machine gun, dangerous weapon, or silencer, and, upon conviction thereof, he or she shall be punished by imprisonment for a period of five years."

GA CODE § 16-11-106 (a)

Tasers are considered firearms under Georgia Law:

(a) For the purposes of this Code section, the term "firearm" shall include stun guns and tasers. A stun gun or taser is any device that is powered by electrical charging units such as batteries and emits an electrical charge in excess of 20,000 volts or is otherwise capable of incapacitating a person by an electrical charge.

GA CODE § 16-5-21 (c)(1)(A)

What Brooks did with the taser he stole would have warranted 10 to 20 years in jail under Georgia law had he survived the encounter. As stated above (in § 16-11-106), tasers are classified as firearms:

(c)

(1) A person who knowingly commits the offense of aggravated assault upon a public safety officer while he or she is engaged in, or on account of the performance of, his or her official duties shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished as follows:

(A) When such assault occurs by the discharge of a firearm by a person who is at least 17 years of age, such person shall be punished by imprisonment for not less than ten nor more than 20 years.

GA CODE § 16-3-21 (a)

First conclusion: Officer Rolfe was justified in using deadly force to prevent the commission of a "forcible felony" (as defined in GA CODE § 16-11-131), given that the one or more of the above offenses committed by Brooks would have resulted in imprisonment of more than one year in jail:

(a) A person is justified in threatening or using force against another when and to the extent that he or she reasonably believes that such threat or force is necessary to defend himself or herself or a third person against such other's imminent use of unlawful force; however, except as provided in Code Section 16-3-23-, a person is justified in using force which is intended or likely to cause death or great bodily harm only if he or she reasonably believes that such force is necessary to prevent death or great bodily injury to himself or herself or a third person or to prevent the commission of a forcible felony.

GA CODE § 17-4-20 (b)

Second conclusion: Rolfe was permitted to use deadly force to apprehend the felon or misdemeanant:

(b) Sheriffs and peace officers who are appointed or employed in conformity with Chapter 8 of Title 35 may use deadly force to apprehend a suspected felon only when the officer reasonably believes that the suspect possesses a deadly weapon or any object, device, or instrument which, when used offensively against a person, is likely to or actually does result in serious bodily injury; when the officer reasonably believes that the suspect poses an immediate threat of physical violence to the officer or others; or when there is probable cause to believe that the suspect has committed a crime involving the infliction or threatened infliction of serious physical harm. Nothing in this Code section shall be construed so as to restrict such sheriffs or peace officers from the use of such reasonable nondeadly force as may be necessary to apprehend and arrest a suspected felon or misdemeanant.


I won't dive into the federal offenses he committed before he died. I am making the case that the police followed Georgia law to the letter. A grand jury will likely not convict Rolfe and Bronson based on these facts.

I challenge you, the reader, to prove me otherwise.

All of this bullshit, to cover up the fact that the police murdered a man who passed out in his car. He was endangered NO ONE. The cop fired 4 times in a crowded parking lot, hitting another occupied car. All of the actions of the officer violated police procedure and endangered the public.

The police officers were at no time in danger of being harmed. Mr. Brooks was compliant and reasonable. They murdered him, and kicked him as he lay dying. Stood on his body as he fought for his life.

I hope he spends the rest of his life in prison.

I hope 'Mr.' Brooks dies a pathetic death. Oh wait. My wish has been granted.

 

[TemplarKormac]

Rayshard Brooks: A justified use of deadly force, explained

What Brooks did by punching an officer in the face was an aggravated misdemeanor, punishable by a $5,000 fine and up to 1 year in jail (see Ga. Code Ann. § 17-10-4.).

GA CODE § 16-5-23 (e)

(e) Any person who commits the offense of simple battery against a police officer, correction officer, or detention officer engaged in carrying out official duties shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished for a misdemeanor of a high and aggravated nature.

Brooks, by resisting arrest, punching the officer in the face and later firing a taser at the police officer was guilty of a felony under Georgia Law, punishable by a maximum of five years in jail:

GA CODE § 16-10-24 (b)

Whoever knowingly and willfully resists, obstructs, or opposes any law enforcement officer, prison guard, correctional officer, probation supervisor, parole supervisor, or conservation ranger in the lawful discharge of his official duties by offering or doing violence to the person of such officer or legally authorized person is guilty of a felony and shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by imprisonment for not less than one nor more than five years.


GA CODE § 16-11-123

As soon as Brooks gained possession of the taser, he was facing five years in jail for illegally possessing a firearm. As the law states:

"A person commits the offense of unlawful possession of firearms or weapons when he or she knowingly has in his or her possession any sawed-off shotgun, sawed-off rifle, machine gun, dangerous weapon, or silencer, and, upon conviction thereof, he or she shall be punished by imprisonment for a period of five years."

GA CODE § 16-11-106 (a)

Tasers are considered firearms under Georgia Law:

(a) For the purposes of this Code section, the term "firearm" shall include stun guns and tasers. A stun gun or taser is any device that is powered by electrical charging units such as batteries and emits an electrical charge in excess of 20,000 volts or is otherwise capable of incapacitating a person by an electrical charge.

GA CODE § 16-5-21 (c)(1)(A)

What Brooks did with the taser he stole would have warranted 10 to 20 years in jail under Georgia law had he survived the encounter. As stated above (in § 16-11-106), tasers are classified as firearms:

(c)

(1) A person who knowingly commits the offense of aggravated assault upon a public safety officer while he or she is engaged in, or on account of the performance of, his or her official duties shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished as follows:

(A) When such assault occurs by the discharge of a firearm by a person who is at least 17 years of age, such person shall be punished by imprisonment for not less than ten nor more than 20 years.

GA CODE § 16-3-21 (a)

First conclusion: Officer Rolfe was justified in using deadly force to prevent the commission of a "forcible felony" (as defined in GA CODE § 16-11-131), given that the one or more of the above offenses committed by Brooks would have resulted in imprisonment of more than one year in jail:

(a) A person is justified in threatening or using force against another when and to the extent that he or she reasonably believes that such threat or force is necessary to defend himself or herself or a third person against such other's imminent use of unlawful force; however, except as provided in Code Section 16-3-23-, a person is justified in using force which is intended or likely to cause death or great bodily harm only if he or she reasonably believes that such force is necessary to prevent death or great bodily injury to himself or herself or a third person or to prevent the commission of a forcible felony.

GA CODE § 17-4-20 (b)

Second conclusion: Rolfe was permitted to use deadly force to apprehend the felon or misdemeanant:

(b) Sheriffs and peace officers who are appointed or employed in conformity with Chapter 8 of Title 35 may use deadly force to apprehend a suspected felon only when the officer reasonably believes that the suspect possesses a deadly weapon or any object, device, or instrument which, when used offensively against a person, is likely to or actually does result in serious bodily injury; when the officer reasonably believes that the suspect poses an immediate threat of physical violence to the officer or others; or when there is probable cause to believe that the suspect has committed a crime involving the infliction or threatened infliction of serious physical harm. Nothing in this Code section shall be construed so as to restrict such sheriffs or peace officers from the use of such reasonable nondeadly force as may be necessary to apprehend and arrest a suspected felon or misdemeanant.


I won't dive into the federal offenses he committed before he died. I am making the case that the police followed Georgia law to the letter. A grand jury will likely not convict Rolfe and Bronson based on these facts.

I challenge you, the reader, to prove me otherwise.

All of this bullshit, to cover up the fact that the police murdered a man who passed out in his car. He was endangered NO ONE. The cop fired 4 times in a crowded parking lot, hitting another occupied car. All of the actions of the officer violated police procedure and endangered the public.

The police officers were at no time in danger of being harmed. Mr. Brooks was compliant and reasonable. They murdered him, and kicked him as he lay dying. Stood on his body as he fought for his life.

I hope he spends the rest of his life in prison.

I hope 'Mr.' Brooks dies a pathetic death. Oh wait. My wish has been granted.

That is not a helpful post.

 

[Dragonlady]

Rayshard Brooks: A justified use of deadly force, explained

What Brooks did by punching an officer in the face was an aggravated misdemeanor, punishable by a $5,000 fine and up to 1 year in jail (see Ga. Code Ann. § 17-10-4.).

GA CODE § 16-5-23 (e)

(e) Any person who commits the offense of simple battery against a police officer, correction officer, or detention officer engaged in carrying out official duties shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished for a misdemeanor of a high and aggravated nature.

Brooks, by resisting arrest, punching the officer in the face and later firing a taser at the police officer was guilty of a felony under Georgia Law, punishable by a maximum of five years in jail:

GA CODE § 16-10-24 (b)

Whoever knowingly and willfully resists, obstructs, or opposes any law enforcement officer, prison guard, correctional officer, probation supervisor, parole supervisor, or conservation ranger in the lawful discharge of his official duties by offering or doing violence to the person of such officer or legally authorized person is guilty of a felony and shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by imprisonment for not less than one nor more than five years.


GA CODE § 16-11-123

As soon as Brooks gained possession of the taser, he was facing five years in jail for illegally possessing a firearm. As the law states:

"A person commits the offense of unlawful possession of firearms or weapons when he or she knowingly has in his or her possession any sawed-off shotgun, sawed-off rifle, machine gun, dangerous weapon, or silencer, and, upon conviction thereof, he or she shall be punished by imprisonment for a period of five years."

GA CODE § 16-11-106 (a)

Tasers are considered firearms under Georgia Law:

(a) For the purposes of this Code section, the term "firearm" shall include stun guns and tasers. A stun gun or taser is any device that is powered by electrical charging units such as batteries and emits an electrical charge in excess of 20,000 volts or is otherwise capable of incapacitating a person by an electrical charge.

GA CODE § 16-5-21 (c)(1)(A)

What Brooks did with the taser he stole would have warranted 10 to 20 years in jail under Georgia law had he survived the encounter. As stated above (in § 16-11-106), tasers are classified as firearms:

(c)

(1) A person who knowingly commits the offense of aggravated assault upon a public safety officer while he or she is engaged in, or on account of the performance of, his or her official duties shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished as follows:

(A) When such assault occurs by the discharge of a firearm by a person who is at least 17 years of age, such person shall be punished by imprisonment for not less than ten nor more than 20 years.

GA CODE § 16-3-21 (a)

First conclusion: Officer Rolfe was justified in using deadly force to prevent the commission of a "forcible felony" (as defined in GA CODE § 16-11-131), given that the one or more of the above offenses committed by Brooks would have resulted in imprisonment of more than one year in jail:

(a) A person is justified in threatening or using force against another when and to the extent that he or she reasonably believes that such threat or force is necessary to defend himself or herself or a third person against such other's imminent use of unlawful force; however, except as provided in Code Section 16-3-23-, a person is justified in using force which is intended or likely to cause death or great bodily harm only if he or she reasonably believes that such force is necessary to prevent death or great bodily injury to himself or herself or a third person or to prevent the commission of a forcible felony.

GA CODE § 17-4-20 (b)

Second conclusion: Rolfe was permitted to use deadly force to apprehend the felon or misdemeanant:

(b) Sheriffs and peace officers who are appointed or employed in conformity with Chapter 8 of Title 35 may use deadly force to apprehend a suspected felon only when the officer reasonably believes that the suspect possesses a deadly weapon or any object, device, or instrument which, when used offensively against a person, is likely to or actually does result in serious bodily injury; when the officer reasonably believes that the suspect poses an immediate threat of physical violence to the officer or others; or when there is probable cause to believe that the suspect has committed a crime involving the infliction or threatened infliction of serious physical harm. Nothing in this Code section shall be construed so as to restrict such sheriffs or peace officers from the use of such reasonable nondeadly force as may be necessary to apprehend and arrest a suspected felon or misdemeanant.


I won't dive into the federal offenses he committed before he died. I am making the case that the police followed Georgia law to the letter. A grand jury will likely not convict Rolfe and Bronson based on these facts.

I challenge you, the reader, to prove me otherwise.

All of this bullshit, to cover up the fact that the police murdered a man who passed out in his car. He was endangered NO ONE. The cop fired 4 times in a crowded parking lot, hitting another occupied car. All of the actions of the officer violated police procedure and endangered the public.

The police officers were at no time in danger of being harmed. Mr. Brooks was compliant and reasonable. They murdered him, and kicked him as he lay dying. Stood on his body as he fought for his life.

I hope he spends the rest of his life in prison.

I hope 'Mr.' Brooks dies a pathetic death. Oh wait. My wish has been granted.

The cop who did the shooting is refusing to turn himself in. An accused felon is resisting arrest. He is armed, and given the charges, clearly dangerous. According the OP, we can send out the SWAT Team and gun him down in front of his neighbours. Once you resist arrest, your ass is grass!!!

 

[TemplarKormac]

Rayshard Brooks: A justified use of deadly force, explained

What Brooks did by punching an officer in the face was an aggravated misdemeanor, punishable by a $5,000 fine and up to 1 year in jail (see Ga. Code Ann. § 17-10-4.).

GA CODE § 16-5-23 (e)

(e) Any person who commits the offense of simple battery against a police officer, correction officer, or detention officer engaged in carrying out official duties shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished for a misdemeanor of a high and aggravated nature.

Brooks, by resisting arrest, punching the officer in the face and later firing a taser at the police officer was guilty of a felony under Georgia Law, punishable by a maximum of five years in jail:

GA CODE § 16-10-24 (b)

Whoever knowingly and willfully resists, obstructs, or opposes any law enforcement officer, prison guard, correctional officer, probation supervisor, parole supervisor, or conservation ranger in the lawful discharge of his official duties by offering or doing violence to the person of such officer or legally authorized person is guilty of a felony and shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by imprisonment for not less than one nor more than five years.


GA CODE § 16-11-123

As soon as Brooks gained possession of the taser, he was facing five years in jail for illegally possessing a firearm. As the law states:

"A person commits the offense of unlawful possession of firearms or weapons when he or she knowingly has in his or her possession any sawed-off shotgun, sawed-off rifle, machine gun, dangerous weapon, or silencer, and, upon conviction thereof, he or she shall be punished by imprisonment for a period of five years."

GA CODE § 16-11-106 (a)

Tasers are considered firearms under Georgia Law:

(a) For the purposes of this Code section, the term "firearm" shall include stun guns and tasers. A stun gun or taser is any device that is powered by electrical charging units such as batteries and emits an electrical charge in excess of 20,000 volts or is otherwise capable of incapacitating a person by an electrical charge.

GA CODE § 16-5-21 (c)(1)(A)

What Brooks did with the taser he stole would have warranted 10 to 20 years in jail under Georgia law had he survived the encounter. As stated above (in § 16-11-106), tasers are classified as firearms:

(c)

(1) A person who knowingly commits the offense of aggravated assault upon a public safety officer while he or she is engaged in, or on account of the performance of, his or her official duties shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished as follows:

(A) When such assault occurs by the discharge of a firearm by a person who is at least 17 years of age, such person shall be punished by imprisonment for not less than ten nor more than 20 years.

GA CODE § 16-3-21 (a)

First conclusion: Officer Rolfe was justified in using deadly force to prevent the commission of a "forcible felony" (as defined in GA CODE § 16-11-131), given that the one or more of the above offenses committed by Brooks would have resulted in imprisonment of more than one year in jail:

(a) A person is justified in threatening or using force against another when and to the extent that he or she reasonably believes that such threat or force is necessary to defend himself or herself or a third person against such other's imminent use of unlawful force; however, except as provided in Code Section 16-3-23-, a person is justified in using force which is intended or likely to cause death or great bodily harm only if he or she reasonably believes that such force is necessary to prevent death or great bodily injury to himself or herself or a third person or to prevent the commission of a forcible felony.

GA CODE § 17-4-20 (b)

Second conclusion: Rolfe was permitted to use deadly force to apprehend the felon or misdemeanant:

(b) Sheriffs and peace officers who are appointed or employed in conformity with Chapter 8 of Title 35 may use deadly force to apprehend a suspected felon only when the officer reasonably believes that the suspect possesses a deadly weapon or any object, device, or instrument which, when used offensively against a person, is likely to or actually does result in serious bodily injury; when the officer reasonably believes that the suspect poses an immediate threat of physical violence to the officer or others; or when there is probable cause to believe that the suspect has committed a crime involving the infliction or threatened infliction of serious physical harm. Nothing in this Code section shall be construed so as to restrict such sheriffs or peace officers from the use of such reasonable nondeadly force as may be necessary to apprehend and arrest a suspected felon or misdemeanant.


I won't dive into the federal offenses he committed before he died. I am making the case that the police followed Georgia law to the letter. A grand jury will likely not convict Rolfe and Bronson based on these facts.

I challenge you, the reader, to prove me otherwise.

All of this bullshit, to cover up the fact that the police murdered a man who passed out in his car. He was endangered NO ONE. The cop fired 4 times in a crowded parking lot, hitting another occupied car. All of the actions of the officer violated police procedure and endangered the public.

The police officers were at no time in danger of being harmed. Mr. Brooks was compliant and reasonable. They murdered him, and kicked him as he lay dying. Stood on his body as he fought for his life.

I hope he spends the rest of his life in prison.

I hope 'Mr.' Brooks dies a pathetic death. Oh wait. My wish has been granted.

The cop who did the shooting is refusing to turn himself in. An accused felon is resisting arrest. He is armed, and given the charges, clearly dangerous. According the OP, we can send out the SWAT Team and gun him down in front of his neighbours. Once you resist arrest, your ass is grass!!!

READ IT: Officer Charged With Felony Murder In Rayshard Brooks Shooting Responds Through Legal Team | The Daily Wire

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[TemplarKormac]

Rayshard Brooks: A justified use of deadly force, explained

What Brooks did by punching an officer in the face was an aggravated misdemeanor, punishable by a $5,000 fine and up to 1 year in jail (see Ga. Code Ann. § 17-10-4.).

GA CODE § 16-5-23 (e)

(e) Any person who commits the offense of simple battery against a police officer, correction officer, or detention officer engaged in carrying out official duties shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished for a misdemeanor of a high and aggravated nature.

Brooks, by resisting arrest, punching the officer in the face and later firing a taser at the police officer was guilty of a felony under Georgia Law, punishable by a maximum of five years in jail:

GA CODE § 16-10-24 (b)

Whoever knowingly and willfully resists, obstructs, or opposes any law enforcement officer, prison guard, correctional officer, probation supervisor, parole supervisor, or conservation ranger in the lawful discharge of his official duties by offering or doing violence to the person of such officer or legally authorized person is guilty of a felony and shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by imprisonment for not less than one nor more than five years.


GA CODE § 16-11-123

As soon as Brooks gained possession of the taser, he was facing five years in jail for illegally possessing a firearm. As the law states:

"A person commits the offense of unlawful possession of firearms or weapons when he or she knowingly has in his or her possession any sawed-off shotgun, sawed-off rifle, machine gun, dangerous weapon, or silencer, and, upon conviction thereof, he or she shall be punished by imprisonment for a period of five years."

GA CODE § 16-11-106 (a)

Tasers are considered firearms under Georgia Law:

(a) For the purposes of this Code section, the term "firearm" shall include stun guns and tasers. A stun gun or taser is any device that is powered by electrical charging units such as batteries and emits an electrical charge in excess of 20,000 volts or is otherwise capable of incapacitating a person by an electrical charge.

GA CODE § 16-5-21 (c)(1)(A)

What Brooks did with the taser he stole would have warranted 10 to 20 years in jail under Georgia law had he survived the encounter. As stated above (in § 16-11-106), tasers are classified as firearms:

(c)

(1) A person who knowingly commits the offense of aggravated assault upon a public safety officer while he or she is engaged in, or on account of the performance of, his or her official duties shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished as follows:

(A) When such assault occurs by the discharge of a firearm by a person who is at least 17 years of age, such person shall be punished by imprisonment for not less than ten nor more than 20 years.

GA CODE § 16-3-21 (a)

First conclusion: Officer Rolfe was justified in using deadly force to prevent the commission of a "forcible felony" (as defined in GA CODE § 16-11-131), given that the one or more of the above offenses committed by Brooks would have resulted in imprisonment of more than one year in jail:

(a) A person is justified in threatening or using force against another when and to the extent that he or she reasonably believes that such threat or force is necessary to defend himself or herself or a third person against such other's imminent use of unlawful force; however, except as provided in Code Section 16-3-23-, a person is justified in using force which is intended or likely to cause death or great bodily harm only if he or she reasonably believes that such force is necessary to prevent death or great bodily injury to himself or herself or a third person or to prevent the commission of a forcible felony.

GA CODE § 17-4-20 (b)

Second conclusion: Rolfe was permitted to use deadly force to apprehend the felon or misdemeanant:

(b) Sheriffs and peace officers who are appointed or employed in conformity with Chapter 8 of Title 35 may use deadly force to apprehend a suspected felon only when the officer reasonably believes that the suspect possesses a deadly weapon or any object, device, or instrument which, when used offensively against a person, is likely to or actually does result in serious bodily injury; when the officer reasonably believes that the suspect poses an immediate threat of physical violence to the officer or others; or when there is probable cause to believe that the suspect has committed a crime involving the infliction or threatened infliction of serious physical harm. Nothing in this Code section shall be construed so as to restrict such sheriffs or peace officers from the use of such reasonable nondeadly force as may be necessary to apprehend and arrest a suspected felon or misdemeanant.


I won't dive into the federal offenses he committed before he died. I am making the case that the police followed Georgia law to the letter. A grand jury will likely not convict Rolfe and Bronson based on these facts.

I challenge you, the reader, to prove me otherwise.

All of this bullshit, to cover up the fact that the police murdered a man who passed out in his car. He was endangered NO ONE. The cop fired 4 times in a crowded parking lot, hitting another occupied car. All of the actions of the officer violated police procedure and endangered the public.

The police officers were at no time in danger of being harmed. Mr. Brooks was compliant and reasonable. They murdered him, and kicked him as he lay dying. Stood on his body as he fought for his life.

I hope he spends the rest of his life in prison.

I hope 'Mr.' Brooks dies a pathetic death. Oh wait. My wish has been granted.

The cop who did the shooting is refusing to turn himself in. An accused felon is resisting arrest. He is armed, and given the charges, clearly dangerous. According the OP, we can send out the SWAT Team and gun him down in front of his neighbours. Once you resist arrest, your ass is grass!!!

Lol. You are in "throw anything against the wall and see what sticks" mode.

I will stand back and watch this meltdown continue unabated.

Rolfe has 6 hours as of this post to turn himself in.

 

[LAUGHatLEFTISTS]

Rayshard Brooks: A justified use of deadly force, explained

What Brooks did by punching an officer in the face was an aggravated misdemeanor, punishable by a $5,000 fine and up to 1 year in jail (see Ga. Code Ann. § 17-10-4.).

GA CODE § 16-5-23 (e)

(e) Any person who commits the offense of simple battery against a police officer, correction officer, or detention officer engaged in carrying out official duties shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished for a misdemeanor of a high and aggravated nature.

Brooks, by resisting arrest, punching the officer in the face and later firing a taser at the police officer was guilty of a felony under Georgia Law, punishable by a maximum of five years in jail:

GA CODE § 16-10-24 (b)

Whoever knowingly and willfully resists, obstructs, or opposes any law enforcement officer, prison guard, correctional officer, probation supervisor, parole supervisor, or conservation ranger in the lawful discharge of his official duties by offering or doing violence to the person of such officer or legally authorized person is guilty of a felony and shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by imprisonment for not less than one nor more than five years.


GA CODE § 16-11-123

As soon as Brooks gained possession of the taser, he was facing five years in jail for illegally possessing a firearm. As the law states:

"A person commits the offense of unlawful possession of firearms or weapons when he or she knowingly has in his or her possession any sawed-off shotgun, sawed-off rifle, machine gun, dangerous weapon, or silencer, and, upon conviction thereof, he or she shall be punished by imprisonment for a period of five years."

GA CODE § 16-11-106 (a)

Tasers are considered firearms under Georgia Law:

(a) For the purposes of this Code section, the term "firearm" shall include stun guns and tasers. A stun gun or taser is any device that is powered by electrical charging units such as batteries and emits an electrical charge in excess of 20,000 volts or is otherwise capable of incapacitating a person by an electrical charge.

GA CODE § 16-5-21 (c)(1)(A)

What Brooks did with the taser he stole would have warranted 10 to 20 years in jail under Georgia law had he survived the encounter. As stated above (in § 16-11-106), tasers are classified as firearms:

(c)

(1) A person who knowingly commits the offense of aggravated assault upon a public safety officer while he or she is engaged in, or on account of the performance of, his or her official duties shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished as follows:

(A) When such assault occurs by the discharge of a firearm by a person who is at least 17 years of age, such person shall be punished by imprisonment for not less than ten nor more than 20 years.

GA CODE § 16-3-21 (a)

First conclusion: Officer Rolfe was justified in using deadly force to prevent the commission of a "forcible felony" (as defined in GA CODE § 16-11-131), given that the one or more of the above offenses committed by Brooks would have resulted in imprisonment of more than one year in jail:

(a) A person is justified in threatening or using force against another when and to the extent that he or she reasonably believes that such threat or force is necessary to defend himself or herself or a third person against such other's imminent use of unlawful force; however, except as provided in Code Section 16-3-23-, a person is justified in using force which is intended or likely to cause death or great bodily harm only if he or she reasonably believes that such force is necessary to prevent death or great bodily injury to himself or herself or a third person or to prevent the commission of a forcible felony.

GA CODE § 17-4-20 (b)

Second conclusion: Rolfe was permitted to use deadly force to apprehend the felon or misdemeanant:

(b) Sheriffs and peace officers who are appointed or employed in conformity with Chapter 8 of Title 35 may use deadly force to apprehend a suspected felon only when the officer reasonably believes that the suspect possesses a deadly weapon or any object, device, or instrument which, when used offensively against a person, is likely to or actually does result in serious bodily injury; when the officer reasonably believes that the suspect poses an immediate threat of physical violence to the officer or others; or when there is probable cause to believe that the suspect has committed a crime involving the infliction or threatened infliction of serious physical harm. Nothing in this Code section shall be construed so as to restrict such sheriffs or peace officers from the use of such reasonable nondeadly force as may be necessary to apprehend and arrest a suspected felon or misdemeanant.


I won't dive into the federal offenses he committed before he died. I am making the case that the police followed Georgia law to the letter. A grand jury will likely not convict Rolfe and Bronson based on these facts.

I challenge you, the reader, to prove me otherwise.

Facts aren't feelings....the leftists will not understand anything in your post.

His reading of the facts ignored standard police practices, which is not to shoot into a crowd of bystanders, and not to shoot suspects in the back, unless the suspect poses an imminent threat. Rayshard Brooks was not a threat. A taser is NOT a deadly weapon under Georgia law, and after he fired the taser in the direction of the officer, it was out of charge, and not a threat to anyone.

Police aren't supposed to be shooting and killing suspects. Templar's OP is looking for JUSTIFICATIONS for the use of deadly force, all of which totally ignores all issues of best policing practices and public safety, all in the desperate mission of excusing a murder.

The goal of policing isn't to kill offenders, it's to "serve and protect". Nothing that was done by the police officers in that parking lot, did either. Serving and protecting would be to ensure that Brooks, who was polite, cooperative, and reasonable when first encountered by the police, got home safely. Brooks offered to give police his car keys so they knew he wasn't driving. He pointed to his sister's house, so they could see where he lived. They had his driver's license to confirm that information. "Serving and protecting" would have seen Mr. Brooks safely home, no risk to the community, problem solved.

Instead, Mr. Brooks is dead, his children will grow up without their father, and a police officer is going to jail, the community is inflamed, and the Wendy's lies in ashes. No one was "served", and they sure as hell weren't "protected".

In announcing charges yesterday, the DA meticulously detailed why the OP is full of shit, and how the officers violated both stated police practices, and the law - at every turn in this encounter.

Sorry your opinions and feelings aren't facts. They're not even well reasoned. The DA is bowing to the media and protesters for fear of more rioting, looting and burning. When the facts are presented and the law is upheld he will lose and he'll get what he tried to avoid.

 

[CHAZBUKOWSKI]

Rayshard Brooks: A justified use of deadly force, explained

What Brooks did by punching an officer in the face was an aggravated misdemeanor, punishable by a $5,000 fine and up to 1 year in jail (see Ga. Code Ann. § 17-10-4.).

GA CODE § 16-5-23 (e)

(e) Any person who commits the offense of simple battery against a police officer, correction officer, or detention officer engaged in carrying out official duties shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished for a misdemeanor of a high and aggravated nature.

Brooks, by resisting arrest, punching the officer in the face and later firing a taser at the police officer was guilty of a felony under Georgia Law, punishable by a maximum of five years in jail:

GA CODE § 16-10-24 (b)

Whoever knowingly and willfully resists, obstructs, or opposes any law enforcement officer, prison guard, correctional officer, probation supervisor, parole supervisor, or conservation ranger in the lawful discharge of his official duties by offering or doing violence to the person of such officer or legally authorized person is guilty of a felony and shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by imprisonment for not less than one nor more than five years.


GA CODE § 16-11-123

As soon as Brooks gained possession of the taser, he was facing five years in jail for illegally possessing a firearm. As the law states:

"A person commits the offense of unlawful possession of firearms or weapons when he or she knowingly has in his or her possession any sawed-off shotgun, sawed-off rifle, machine gun, dangerous weapon, or silencer, and, upon conviction thereof, he or she shall be punished by imprisonment for a period of five years."

GA CODE § 16-11-106 (a)

Tasers are considered firearms under Georgia Law:

(a) For the purposes of this Code section, the term "firearm" shall include stun guns and tasers. A stun gun or taser is any device that is powered by electrical charging units such as batteries and emits an electrical charge in excess of 20,000 volts or is otherwise capable of incapacitating a person by an electrical charge.

GA CODE § 16-5-21 (c)(1)(A)

What Brooks did with the taser he stole would have warranted 10 to 20 years in jail under Georgia law had he survived the encounter. As stated above (in § 16-11-106), tasers are classified as firearms:

(c)

(1) A person who knowingly commits the offense of aggravated assault upon a public safety officer while he or she is engaged in, or on account of the performance of, his or her official duties shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished as follows:

(A) When such assault occurs by the discharge of a firearm by a person who is at least 17 years of age, such person shall be punished by imprisonment for not less than ten nor more than 20 years.

GA CODE § 16-3-21 (a)

First conclusion: Officer Rolfe was justified in using deadly force to prevent the commission of a "forcible felony" (as defined in GA CODE § 16-11-131), given that the one or more of the above offenses committed by Brooks would have resulted in imprisonment of more than one year in jail:

(a) A person is justified in threatening or using force against another when and to the extent that he or she reasonably believes that such threat or force is necessary to defend himself or herself or a third person against such other's imminent use of unlawful force; however, except as provided in Code Section 16-3-23-, a person is justified in using force which is intended or likely to cause death or great bodily harm only if he or she reasonably believes that such force is necessary to prevent death or great bodily injury to himself or herself or a third person or to prevent the commission of a forcible felony.

GA CODE § 17-4-20 (b)

Second conclusion: Rolfe was permitted to use deadly force to apprehend the felon or misdemeanant:

(b) Sheriffs and peace officers who are appointed or employed in conformity with Chapter 8 of Title 35 may use deadly force to apprehend a suspected felon only when the officer reasonably believes that the suspect possesses a deadly weapon or any object, device, or instrument which, when used offensively against a person, is likely to or actually does result in serious bodily injury; when the officer reasonably believes that the suspect poses an immediate threat of physical violence to the officer or others; or when there is probable cause to believe that the suspect has committed a crime involving the infliction or threatened infliction of serious physical harm. Nothing in this Code section shall be construed so as to restrict such sheriffs or peace officers from the use of such reasonable nondeadly force as may be necessary to apprehend and arrest a suspected felon or misdemeanant.


I won't dive into the federal offenses he committed before he died. I am making the case that the police followed Georgia law to the letter. A grand jury will likely not convict Rolfe and Bronson based on these facts.

I challenge you, the reader, to prove me otherwise.

All of this bullshit, to cover up the fact that the police murdered a man who passed out in his car. He was endangered NO ONE. The cop fired 4 times in a crowded parking lot, hitting another occupied car. All of the actions of the officer violated police procedure and endangered the public.

The police officers were at no time in danger of being harmed. Mr. Brooks was compliant and reasonable. They murdered him, and kicked him as he lay dying. Stood on his body as he fought for his life.

I hope he spends the rest of his life in prison.

I hope 'Mr.' Brooks dies a pathetic death. Oh wait. My wish has been granted.

The cop who did the shooting is refusing to turn himself in. An accused felon is resisting arrest. He is armed, and given the charges, clearly dangerous. According the OP, we can send out the SWAT Team and gun him down in front of his neighbours. Once you resist arrest, your ass is grass!!!

And yet, as per the D.A., he has until 6:00 p.m. tonight to turn himself in. Sucks to be you. Just a hoping and a hoping, without a clue, and losing all the way.

Ex-Atlanta officer charged with murder in shooting death of Rayshard Brooks, faces death penalty

Officer Garrett Rolfe is facing 11 charges including murder which carries a maximum sentence of the death penalty.

www.mlive.com

How is Shitbag Brooks doing these days?

 

[Bootney Lee Farnsworth]

However, I do feel a $5000 fine and a year in jail is way excessive just for punching someone in the face.

He punched an officer in the face, which escalated it to an aggravated misdemeanor, and ergo, felony resisting arrest.

I understand. Just not sure I agree with any misdemeanor being a felony, much less one that comes with a year in jail and what amounts to six months income to most poor people. This country seems strangely obsessed with arresting, charging and locking people up for everything as if it were a solution to anything. How's it working so far? We have more laws to violate than anyone. Prison must be big business.

No other 1st world country even makes the list! Even Rwanda is 6th down from us! Something is wrong there (or here).

Most prisoners per capita by country 2024 | Statista

El Salvador struggles with high levels of violent crime, reflected in the fact that it has the largest prison population per capita worldwide.

www.statista.com

I understand and appreciate your sentiment.

I do think we have way too many laws, and way too many ways, for people to unintentionally find themselves at odds with the law.

At the same time, we absolutely cannot accept, and cannot allow citizens who are being placed under lawful arrest, to act in a way that places both of themselves and the police officers in imminent danger of serious bodily injury or death.

fighting with a police officer automatically puts that police officer in fear of serious bodily injury or death, because they are carrying dangerous weapons, and they may be compromised at any time during the struggle, as this very case illustrates.

Had this guy got a hold of one of these officers firearms, somebody else may have died including the officers, or some third-party in the way, or some third-party this guy uses as a hostage.

To be quite honest, a $5000 fine is very lenient, given the unnecessarily extreme danger of such resistance.

This entire case is signaling to police officers that they must shoot early in the process, rather than try to spare the man's life.

I would immediately tell all officers that they are to shoot the moment they have a clear shot, when anyone resist arrest in such a fashion.

Now, because these officers spent so much time and risked so much to try to spare this guy, they are now in serious but UNJUSTIFIED trouble.

UNDER TODAY'S BULLSHIT, If I am a cop, the minute it appears like someone I am arresting is being hostile around my firearm, I will draw and fire.

These idiots who are resisting are making things 100x worse for everybody else.

I don't know if this is a community problem, an upbringing problem, or some other disconnect, but it appears that a substantial portion of our population does not understand how dangerous it is to everyone for them to resist a lawful arrest.

.

 

[TemplarKormac]

However, I do feel a $5000 fine and a year in jail is way excessive just for punching someone in the face.

He punched an officer in the face, which escalated it to an aggravated misdemeanor, and ergo, felony resisting arrest.

I understand. Just not sure I agree with any misdemeanor being a felony, much less one that comes with a year in jail and what amounts to six months income to most poor people. This country seems strangely obsessed with arresting, charging and locking people up for everything as if it were a solution to anything. How's it working so far? We have more laws to violate than anyone. Prison must be big business.

No other 1st world country even makes the list! Even Rwanda is 6th down from us! Something is wrong there (or here).

Most prisoners per capita by country 2024 | Statista

El Salvador struggles with high levels of violent crime, reflected in the fact that it has the largest prison population per capita worldwide.

www.statista.com

I understand and appreciate your sentiment.

I do think we have way too many laws, and way too many ways, for people to unintentionally find themselves at odds with the law.

At the same time, we absolutely cannot accept, and cannot allow citizens who are being placed under lawful arrest, to act in a way that places both of themselves and the police officers in imminent danger of serious bodily injury or death.

fighting with a police officer automatically puts that police officer in fear of serious bodily injury or death, because they are carrying dangerous weapons, and they may be compromised at any time during the struggle, as this very case illustrates.

Had this guy got a hold of one of these officers firearms, somebody else may have died including the officers, or some third-party in the way, or some third-party this guy uses as a hostage.

To be quite honest, a $5000 fine is very lenient, given the unnecessarily extreme danger of such resistance.

This entire case is signaling to police officers that they must shoot early in the process, rather than try to spare the man's life.

I would immediately tell all officers that they are to shoot the moment they have a clear shot, when anyone resist arrest in such a fashion.

Now, because these officers spent so much time and risked so much to try to spare this guy, they are now in serious but UNJUSTIFIED trouble.

UNDER TODAY'S BULLSHIT, If I am a cop, the minute it appears like someone I am arresting is being hostile around my firearm, I will draw and fire.

These idiots who are resisting are making things 100x worse for everybody else.

I don't know if this is a community problem, an upbringing problem, or some other disconnect, but it appears that a substantial portion of our population does not understand how dangerous it is to everyone for them to resist a lawful arrest.

.

Bravo.

 

[TemplarKormac]

Furthermore, the DA announced on TV yesterday that the taser was fired twice, and the officer HAD to know that, and hence he was disarmed.

I just saw that video, the taser was fired into the air, out of view of both officers who were both on the ground after tussling with Brooks.

Meaning neither of them saw the first shot go off. In other words, they did not know the taser was spent after the second shot.

Regardless of the status of the taser, Brooks presented himself as a threat to the officers and to the community at large. He was willing to do anything to impede his own arrest. You don't let an established threat loose into the community. Sorry.

Upon further inspection of that video, it appears that was Rolfe's taser. Meaning the taser that Brooks had was Brosnan's. My original contention was correct. There was still one cartridge left in the taser.

Sorry kids, you lose.

 

[TemplarKormac]

Confirmed.

" At that point, Officer Rolfe deployed his TASER, but it had no effect. Mr. Brooks began running through the parking lot armed with Officer Brosnan’s TASER. "



Officer Rolfe had already spent his taser, failing both times to subdue him. This means that what Brooks had in his hand was fully loaded. He shot one at Rolfe. There was another cartridge in the chamber when he was shot. Meaning, Dragonlady , Blues Man , georgephillip , JoeB131, and Care4all, that if he had been allowed to flee, he would have done so with a deadly weapon and presented a danger to the surrounding community. If he had not been shot dead, he would have been allowed to remain a threat until he was subdued again, this time, after committing five separate felonies in the process of resisting his arrest.

I will accept apologies now.

 

[georgephillip]

Yes, actually, under Georgia law, Brooks made himself a threat to the police officers the moment he fired the taser at Rolfe's head.

Brooks made himself a "dangerous" but not "deadly" threat to the two officers whose asses he had just kicked. Your racist rants are pure emotion and zero reason.

 

[georgephillip]

that if he had been allowed to flee, he would have done so with a deadly weapon and presented a danger to the surrounding community.

Except a taser is considered a dangerous weapon but not deadly; you are obviously blinded by your racist impulses.

 

[airplanemechanic]

Why did the DA feel the need to rush these charges and not give the GBI the chance to fully investigate the incident?

This guy walks, I'd put my life on it.

 

[mudwhistle]

I think the DA clearly threw the Book at the officers.... listed every violation, no matter how small....

It ain't a term for nothing.


The drunk Mr Brooks being shot in the back while running away, was absolutely, uncalled for, they were not faced with a deadly threat....

No, I totally disagree, he turned and fired the tazer at the cop. At that point he deserved to die. That was stupid beyond comprehension. Resisting arrest, punching cops and running away is pretty fuckin stupid too. I have no sympathy at all for Brooks. He got what he asked for.

The cops are going to walk away on this, and if I was a cop in Atlanta I'd be looking for a new job.

Firing a tazer or a stolen gun, he was attacking those cops while running away. He showed that he was still capable of killing anyone who tried to stop him from escaping.

 

[mudwhistle]

Why did the DA feel the need to rush these charges and not give the GBI the chance to fully investigate the incident?

This guy walks, I'd put my life on it.

He's up for election.

 

[georgephillip]

He's a cop dealing with thugs in Atlanta. Does this surprise you?

It's less surprising than learning there are still people ignorant of structural racism in the Land of the Free

Structural Racism in America

"Throughout this country’s history, the hallmarks of American democracy – opportunity, freedom, and prosperity – have been largely reserved for white people through the intentional exclusion and oppression of people of color.

"The deep racial and ethnic inequities that exist today are a direct result of structural racism: the historical and contemporary policies, practices, and norms that create and maintain white supremacy."

 

[Meathead]

He's a cop dealing with thugs in Atlanta. Does this surprise you?

It's less surprising than learning there are still people ignorant of structural racism in the Land of the Free

Structural Racism in America

"Throughout this country’s history, the hallmarks of American democracy – opportunity, freedom, and prosperity – have been largely reserved for white people through the intentional exclusion and oppression of people of color.

"The deep racial and ethnic inequities that exist today are a direct result of structural racism: the historical and contemporary policies, practices, and norms that create and maintain white supremacy."

Spare us. This shit is getting old very fast.