Harris County? That could be a problem.
that last shot? hes fucked
This is what I think. They're gonna look at that as "execution". He should have just emptied the clip into the guy, not "finished him" on camera like that. The perp deserved it sure, but he's going to be guilty in court for the execution shot.
Let's just hope he gets a good jury...
sure the situation may have called for lethal force, but not THAT MUCH lethal force
What a time to be alive.
Interesting case. As a fake attorney, I'll argue that the patron's instinct to defend himself overrides his last shots when the perp was down. I've taken self defense courses and your mind is not in a clear mode. Basic instinct takes over. Perhaps he simply hated niggers and he wanted revenge but the nigger literally triggered the patron to shoot him down in the first place. I would not have had the clear insight to assume the first rounds of shots were enough to remove the threat. Niggers are tough to kill even with a 9mm bullet. Fortunately, most niggers don't have weapons training and are very bad shots. Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.
Here's the rub. If he is guilty, it means most every officer who has ever fired their weapon in the line of fire is a murdered and should be in prison. They are commonly taught to keep firing until the threat it ended. It's trivial to find police shootings, with many officers involved, all emptying their magazines into a person. Under law, they are criminals. But because they are police, they get a pass. Constitutionally, and accordingly any law or interpretation which makes them distinct in this regard, is illegal and unconstitutional. Under the US Constitution, either you are allowed to terminate someone's life involved in such crimes, with malice, or all police involved in such shootings are also criminals and we must prosecute them harshly, ensuring they too die in prison. Legally and constitutionally, we can't have it both ways.
There are certainly some police shootings where they "get carried away" and shoot far more rounds than needed. Some of those killed had it coming and some didn't. Sometimes the cops skate, other times they are fired or even jailed. Not a good correlation between offing the undeserving and punishment. It seems to depend on the politics of the region and the prosecutor. Being this was in Texas I feel confident they will find No Bill.
Commonly find cops who continue firing even after they hit the ground. Their statement, "I thought they were still armed and dangerous." That's it. This is standard practice. They are all taught to say it. Where able, they do as they are told.
we can't have it both ways
Depends on who you are.
Qualified immunity.
Constitutionally is illegal. They only legally have arrest powers. Any special privileged extended to them beyond arrest powers, which are not extended to the rest of the citizenry are by definition exclusionary and unconstitutional. To be clear, making the distinction between your statement (you are correct) and what is actually lawful. Qualified immunity is not constitutional. If judges actually did their job, the concept wouldn't even exist.
Covered under the Texas ,"He needed killin'", rule. https://redstate.com/diary/cmndr45/2011/05/06/he-just-needed-killin-n170936 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20657947 https://visitpecos.com/visit-pecos/destination/clay-allisons-gentleman-gunfighters-grave https://tse3.mm.bing.net/th?id=OIP.uSm-K92i0wVYPTsKAY0B9gHaFj
We can hope.
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