The acorn assault was just hilarious..! So much was wrong with that incident. 1) an acorn hitting the hood of a vehicle doesn't sound close to any gunshot.. 2) You should not fire on a threat you cannot see or identify. 3) How the hell did he think he was hit?!
The shooting by the two officers was exactly as you put it! It was reasonable in their minds based upon the totality of the circumstances at that time to the officers. (Graham v. Conner). Not to mention, they were in a very confined and dangerous position based upon the design of the apt. balcony and stairwell to safely retreat of which they have not duty to do.
We all should take into consideration that the woman they fired at was BLACK! That's why it's an issue.
The acorn assault was just hilarious..! So much was wrong with that incident. 1) an acorn hitting the hood of a vehicle doesn't sound close to any gunshot.. 2) You should not fire on a threat you cannot see or identify. 3) How the hell did he think he was hit?!
The shooting by the two officers was exactly as you put it! It was reasonable in their minds based upon the totality of the circumstances at that time to the officers. (Graham v. Conner). Not to mention, they were in a very confined and dangerous position based upon the design of the apt. balcony and stairwell to safely retreat of which they have not duty to do.
We all should take into consideration that the woman they fired at was BLACK! That's why it's an issue.
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Always great articles and always interesting!!!