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minus-squareTedeschelinkEnglish8•2 hours agoPolice consider a moving vehicle a deadly weapon. Thus, if you’re trying to flee from them by driving, especially in an erratic manner, you’re considered to be wielding a deadly weapon and they can thereby respond with lethal force. Agree or disagree, this is the logic.
minus-square@Viking_Hippielink1•2 hours agoEven calling it logic is pushing it. “Pretense”, “excuse”, or “bloodlust-induced delusion” would be more accurate. By that “logic”, they’d be justified in murdering every single motorist for at some point swerving unexpectedly.
Police consider a moving vehicle a deadly weapon. Thus, if you’re trying to flee from them by driving, especially in an erratic manner, you’re considered to be wielding a deadly weapon and they can thereby respond with lethal force.
Agree or disagree, this is the logic.
Even calling it logic is pushing it.
“Pretense”, “excuse”, or “bloodlust-induced delusion” would be more accurate.
By that “logic”, they’d be justified in murdering every single motorist for at some point swerving unexpectedly.