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It was my impression that whether or not you are a LEO, you are only allowed to react to what is an actual threat, not a perceived potential of threat. A homeowner is not permitted to shoot the paperboy on the porch just because the homeowner believes that the paperboy might be there to break into the home. Likewise, all vehicles in the vicinity of the robbery with three people may be stopped by officers and checked with caution, but the number of people in the vehicle is only a coincidence for all vehicles except for the vehicle containing the robbers. Not being able to see the hands of all the vehicle occupants is not sufficient cause to shoot. The vehicle occupants not being in 100% immediate compliance to the officer's instructions is not cause to shoot either.
Jan 13, 2010, 10:46:43 PM
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