2006-11-28 14:16:26 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
Any instrument that can cause death or serious physical injury can be considered a weapon....for instance, a pen can be used for writing a letter, but it can also be used to stab someone. The pen is not a deadly weapon in itself. A baseball bat is an instrument for sports but swing it at someones head and in becomes a weapon. A car is a weapon when it is used as such.
2006-11-29 05:30:43 · answer #1 · answered by Tom M 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That car, weighing at least 1-1/2 tons, is moving at 37 feet per second. If the cop is a well-trained gun handler and draws his sidearm and begins firing when the car is 25 yards (75 feet) away, he can probably get off four shots before he's hit. In that rapid fire situation, he won't connect with more than one or two shots at best. His pistol probably won't kill the subject instantly and definitely won't stop the car. Yes, the car is a lethal weapon.
2006-11-28 16:24:47 · answer #2 · answered by senior citizen 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
You tap a cop car at 2 miles an hour (with the cop inside) and you're gonna be surrounded by police vehicles very quickly. Every encounter of this type is treated as an assault on a police officer. They only ask questions later.
2006-11-28 15:49:23 · answer #3 · answered by patti duke 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
With no other details, I would fire on the vehicle. If it just hit me and then hit my car, and I'm in a uniform, it's game time. Although 25mph may seem slow, ever see the damage it can cause? I look at it from this perspective. There was recently an officer sitting at a red light, minding his own business as he just completed training and was driving home, and the car next to him opened fire and killed him. The suspect stated he just felt like killing a cop. Why wouldn't I think the same in the situation described?
2006-11-28 14:25:15 · answer #4 · answered by spag 4 · 6⤊ 0⤋
I would consider a car travelling at 5mph a lethal weapon.
I know of an officer that lost his leg because he was standing at the rear of his vehicle when it was hit at 5mph by another vehicle.
2006-11-28 16:15:08 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Crime warring parties? You watch too a lot t.v. regulation informant dont run round taking criminal down like the educate "police officials". They deal extra with interacting with the community. sure, they do implement guidelines. What supplies you the right to %. and choose which regulation you pick to save on with? guidelines are set in position to guard the community. The police provide tickets because they are implementing a regulation that became broke. Police do no longer %. and choose both, there doing there interest like everyone else. they are those that come operating on your help even as no ones round. They possibility their lives known for you and that i! develop up and get your life mutually previously you placed up a stupid question.
2016-11-29 22:05:20 · answer #6 · answered by matis 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
,Being hit and ran over at 25mph could very easily cause serious bodily or be fatal. Without a doubt, if the driver intentionally steers towards an officer, the vehicle is a deadly weapon
2006-11-28 14:42:13 · answer #7 · answered by LEO 1 · 5⤊ 0⤋
Yes, A car traveling at 25 MPH can kill you
2006-11-28 14:20:44 · answer #8 · answered by spyderman131 3 · 5⤊ 0⤋
If it were accidental then there is no bounds for firing a weapon, but when they start moving the vehicle after hitting a person, a vehicle and then stopping just to move and hit a vehicle again... That is a lethal weapon.
If you wreck into ANY person or vehicle you don't start driving and wreck into the same vehicle again.
2006-11-28 14:27:56 · answer #9 · answered by NONAME 1 · 4⤊ 2⤋
Absolutely, and if you don't believe it have your buddy drive towards you at 25 mph, run you over and if you survive you can make a determination. GOOD LUCK!
2006-11-28 23:26:47 · answer #10 · answered by Leigh P 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋