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Originally Posted by crockett
The woman had NO GUN.
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All the officer knew when he fired the shots is that a police officer had been assaulted.
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Originally Posted by crockett
TThe officer was no being assaulted nor was any of the three officers lives at risk when the third cop opened fire.
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I never said the cop had the right to shoot at the mini van.
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Originally Posted by crockett
The cop clearly fired at the drivers side of the van, knowing the woman was on that side, not the son.
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So the officer fired on the driver's side of the van hoping to have a bullet go through the kids in the seat and take out the mother? Again, I never said the shooting was justified.
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Originally Posted by crockett
That cop should be facing attempted murder charges right now. If you were assaulted on the side of the road, then the assaulter got into their truck to drive away and you then opened fire as they fled, you would be charged with attempted murder because you are no longer defending yourself.
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That seems right - but the officer who fired the shots didn't seem to have any situational awareness. He had just arrived at the scene. For all he knew the driver was using her van as a weapon and was attempting to kill a police officer.