The police has warn a fleeing person to stop or they'll shoot and the person keeps running so the officer shoots the person wounding them just to stop them.
2006-12-21 23:25:50 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
They have to use the least force necessary to resolve the situation. Shooting someone who is running away from them is not likely going to happen. Too much liability involved. Most police agencies have rules against this because of the chance of shooting an innocent person. Or maybe the person they are telling to stop is deaf.
The average policeman is not trained to shoot someone to wound them. They are trained that if you have gone through other less deadly means to resolve the situation and you are at the point where you feel your life is in grave enough danger that you have to resort to using your weapon, you should be shooting to kill.
2006-12-21 23:33:34 · answer #1 · answered by Tater 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Ok, so many incorrect answers here from the peanut gallery. Police Officers are not trained to shoot to kill we are trained to aim for the biggest area and to fire upon that area until the threat stops! It's much easier to hit a large area versus a small area, i.e. shoot the torso vs shoot the knee cap as I so often hear. If the suspect/offender dies during that exchange of gunfire then that is the unfortunate result of the decision he/she made to engage in activities that would most likely lead to the confrontation. Second, an officer can only shoot a fleeing felon under certain strict 'guidelines'. Basically, the suspect has to be a danger to the public's safety/well being and the officer must be able to articulate that in a court of law. That is a very basic explanation for a very complex situation.
2006-12-21 23:46:18 · answer #2 · answered by Leigh P 3 · 4⤊ 0⤋
You asked an open ended question. After reading some of the answers, I'll give you my answer. A police officer can only shoot a FLEEING FELONY subject. When they shoot, they shoot to kill, not wound. And if you've ever tried to shoot a moving object, your more apt to wound then kill. Ask your hunters, they will tell you the same thing..Remember, police can shoot FELONY suspects only, and only if they present a hazard to the public, at the time. If you have any problems with this answer, look up GARNER vs. TENNESSEE. This case set the standards for fleeing suspects.
2006-12-22 16:36:01 · answer #3 · answered by hoosiernumber1daddy 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Physically able?
That depends entirely on the individual officer. Most are not able to hit the broad side of a barn. The are trained to shoot at a static target, so that when the attempt to hit a moving target, under stress, most of the time they miss. They counter this by firing MANY rounds.
The best most recent example of this was the "Groom Killing" in New York. Several officer fired 50 rounds at a person confined in an automobile, but only a few of the rounds hit the suspect, a few hit the other passengers and the bulk of the rounds missed everyone.
As far as attempting to wound the suspect, use of a firearm constitutes deadly force. When an officer fires his weapon he is aiming at the center of mass, which means the upper torso of the suspect. Targeting this area results in the highest probability that the round will hit. This is also, however the area of the body most likely to cause death.
Advances in emergency treatment have decreased these odds somewhat.
Legally able
As our Laws stand in most jurisdictions police officers are justified in shooting a person that is attempting to flee. There are exceptions to this, but the officer involved is usually given wide latitude in his decision at the moment.
Under no conditions, that I am aware of, are officers trained or encouraged to shoot to wound. Use of the weapon IS deadly force and the suspect is expected to die without serious and immediate medical attention.
Warnings
Police officers are required to identify themselves prior to the use of deadly force, However when it is their word against a suspect the inquiries almost always side with the officer's version of the story. If the suspect is killed, the officer get the only input.
Common Sense
This Law/policy is an affront to modern civilized thought. If a person is considered innocent until PROVEN guilty in a court of Law, then in each and every case the police have executed an innocent person.
How can a fleeing person be an imminent threat to a police officer?
Even though there are numerous non-lethal weapons and ammunition available our government (Local, State, and Federal) usually are issued these for use on infrequent occasions, such as riot control.
We, as a society, need to evaluate our position on this subject and arm our civilian police agencies with ONLY non lethal weapons.
2006-12-22 00:14:53 · answer #4 · answered by Jack C 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
If the person is warned to stop, they'd best stop. The police do not shoot to wound, the shoot to STOP the suspect. This usually results in serious injury or death for the suspect because firearms training teaches one to aim for center-mass (the largest part of the body) which contains all the vital organs.
2006-12-21 23:39:46 · answer #5 · answered by Feeling new @ 42 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋
relies upon on the difficulty. In lengthy island State the regulation says that police officials are justified interior using deadly actual pressure to ward off using deadly actual pressure antagonistic to themselves, or some different person. If a Police Officer said someone deliberately utilizing a motor motor vehicle at some different person with what seems the rationale to deliberately damage that man or woman, the Police Officer ought to apply deadly actual pressure to end that man or woman.
2016-12-01 02:07:16 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If they say stop or they will shoot, that gives them the right to shoot at a person who is fleeing to stop the person and injur them, that way they can say they warned the person if it gets tried in court.
2006-12-21 23:29:52 · answer #7 · answered by revman_237 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
The police can only shoot a suspect fleeing from the commission of a felony. Usually it is only when the suspect is fleeing from a crime against person (Rape, murder, assault with a deadly weapon, armed robbery, etc.).
It is usually better to chase them down. The farther they get away from you, the more likely you are to miss and/or possibly hit someone else.
2006-12-21 23:45:59 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Yes they can that is why they carry guns. The person running away is lucky they only got wounded as the police are trained to shoot to kill not shoot to wound.So why were you running from the police and why did you not stop when they said to stop?
2006-12-21 23:35:49 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
It all depends on the threat of the suspect. And if it is at close range there are diffrent options to stop the suspect, such as useing a stun gun-or taser, or pepper spray-or mace
2006-12-22 02:10:17 · answer #10 · answered by Fideland46 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋