Quote (JohnMiller92 @ Jun 20 2018 03:42pm)
"the officer has probable cause to believe that the suspect poses a significant threat of death or serious physical injury to the officer or others."
The person's previous/past crimes are irrelevant to whether or not the officer has the right to take their life. It depends on the present tense pursuit and if they are a danger to others.
To an extent. Past events change everything.
Don't you think someone that was just shooting at people gives you a heightened red flag? The officer may not just shoot them because of that, but the likelihood that they are going to take less risk is definitely there because this person has made it clear that they are a threat.
Even outside of this, cops get radioed and informed when a suspect they are chasing has a history of possessing illegal weapons or violence towards officers, it's obviously a good idea to be aware of things like that.
This post was edited by GLYC123 on Jun 22 2018 01:44pm