When Police use deadly force - at what point does self-defense become murder?
@lookatdesktop (27129)
Dallas, Texas
December 9, 2017 10:31am CST
A man is seen running away
He is running away from an officer of the law, a policeman.
He has his back against the police officer, trying to get away from him.
The policeman points directly his gun at the running man and has only a few seconds to react.
Was this officer's life in danger?
Or was it all in the HEAT OF THE MOMENT?
Michael Slager, the former South Carolina police officer who shot and killed Walter Scott, was sentenced Thursday to 20 years in federal prison, a decision the Scott family said gave it a "sense of justice."
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@lookatdesktop (27129)
• Dallas, Texas
9 Dec 17
I hope this happens for you. Democracy is the only system that is actually fair for all persons in general.
@ricki_911 (21625)
• Toronto, Ontario
9 Dec 17
I have to agree where to draw the line. But they view it as they are a criminal and are lower citizens.
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@ricki_911 (21625)
• Toronto, Ontario
9 Dec 17
@lookatdesktop no, but i went to school for a similar field and worked along with the police. That is many views is if they do the crime they are lower almost like they are better .
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@dragon54u (31636)
• United States
9 Dec 17
I am a staunch supporter of the police but like every profession, there are a few bad apples and this was one of them. I saw the tape and could not believe my eyes! I could not understand how in the world he could justify that shooting and I'm glad that justice has been served. I just wish the Scott family did not have to lost their loved one.
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@lookatdesktop (27129)
• Dallas, Texas
9 Dec 17
Me also. I also have a great deal of personal respect for law officers. Most of them are the good guys.
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@topffer (42156)
• France
9 Dec 17
I do not think that shooting somebody fleeing in the back can be considered like self-defense in any country of the world. I read the article. It was nothing else than a murder. Sad, but a policeman like this one discredits thousands of other policemen doing correctly their job.
