You're a cop and you should shoot a fleeing suspect when he has your...........

[fool]

Don't answer until I've posted the poll
Don't do it.
Or I'll have to start a new poll about what to do to people who answer poll threads before the poll is posted and that will not be pretty.

Edit;
Poll is up, vote away, your votes are public, vote for as many as you want.

 

[patrick jane]

Don't answer until I've posted the poll
Don't do it.
Or I'll have to start a new poll about what to do to people who answer poll threads before the poll is posted and that will not be pretty.

i don't care about a poll - i shoot when necessary - only then - atrol:

 

[fool]

i don't care about a poll - i shoot when necessary - only then - atrol:

OK
But the poll is up now and you can click as many squares as you want....

 

[The Berean]

fool, if you were a cop how would you handle these situations? :think:

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[Traditio]

I'm unclear on the rules for the pole. Should only actual cops be voting? Or is the pole asking what we, even if we are not cops, would do, in the event that we were?

 

[Arthur Brain]

Well lets put it this way, if some crank tried to nick me bacon he's going down. As to any particular politician he wants to abduct he can get on with it and best of luck...

 

[elohiym]

You didn't put beer in the poll. :sigh:

 

[1PeaceMaker]

Or donuts! :doh:

 

[elohiym]

fool, if you were a cop how would you handle these situations? :think:

Are they wielding dangerous ballpoint pens?

 

[Christian Liberty]

Where is the "I care too much about God's Word to be a cop in a statist and humanist system" option?

 

[patrick jane]

Are they wielding dangerous ballpoint pens?

you know how frustrating it can be, when somebody runs off with your favorite pen - atrol:

 

[patrick jane]

Where is the "I care too much about God's Word to be a cop in a statist and humanist system" option?

or "i care enough about God's Word to protect and serve my neighbors, here in America, the greatest nation that ever did was" -

 

[Angel4Truth]

Some of the ones listed would be only if they were a threat to others with them - for instance if he has your taser, nightstick, etc.. and hes threatening to harm someone with them - or harming someone with them.

 

[TomO]

Nobody better touch my bacon. lain:

 

[Quincy]

Well, I'm not sure it's proper to make fun of this situation but I believe a serious answer might be something like your wife or child as hostage and you have a clear shot. Perhaps a suicide bomber running towards a target, I dunno.

But hey, what's the quickest way to keep a black man from stealing your bike? Don't ride it to his doorstep and leave it lain: .

 

[CabinetMaker]

I found this video the other day and I found it very interesting:

When would you shoot?

As to the poll, that is harder to answer. As late as the 60's, an officer was allowed to use deadly force when a suspect began to flee regardless of the reason. Those laws were changed and now officers have to be fully prepared to justify their use of deadly force to all the Monday morning quarterbacks. The video gives you an idea of how fast things can transpire.

 

[TIPlatypus]

If I were a cop I wouldn't have a gun because I live in Britain.

 

[shagster01]

How would a cop shoot a guy that has his gun?

 

[TomO]

How would a cop shoot a guy that has his gun?

lain: Most Cops who have any sense carry B.U.G.'s (Back Up Gun).

 

[Quincy]

I don't think this has anything to do with him being black, i think its just the cop was power tripping, and there are some like that.

I think with the cop in the op, it wouldnt have mattered who it was who ran, he didnt like that they didnt obey him. Thats what i think anyway.

Would a white person get pulled for reason this man did? I doubt it, it wouldn't happen here in Kentucky and I doubt it's any different in any other southern state. Those kind of violations are not something I've witnessed being enforced down here. They get added onto your citation if you get pulled for speeding, DUIs or not wearing your seatbelt but the police don't pull people over just something like this. This cop was looking for any reason to pull the man he shot no matter how trivial.

But you're right, it was a power trip thing. Power over minorities.