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Pistol-whipped detective says he didn't shoot attacker because of headlines

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08-18-2015, 04:32 PM

Quote:Did I ever say that it was my first thought?  NO.

 

 

Did I say that I would have shot him just for approaching?  NO.

 

 

Did I say that I would have shot him for a traffic offense?  NO.

 

I said that once he started being combative I would have stopped the action.

 

In my younger years I worked as a Deputy Sheriff.  I'm not a big guy and if confronted by a much larger guy that starts assaulting me, I had the power to stop the action by whatever means.  If I felt that his assault put my life in danger, then escalating up to deadly force is justified in order to stop the action.

 

The fact that he was unarmed has no bearing on it.
Just to clarify, you are saying if someone is being combative with an officer it is within his power and within his right to shoot that person in the head and claim he felt threatened? Do I have that right?

 

I think that is what people have a problem with. 
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