I've seen from the police shooting posts people have wildly different ideas as far as what is a justified shootings. Consider these hypotheticals and share whether you think cops shooting a suspect in each hypothetical is justified or not:


1. Cop confronts a suspect. Cop sees a gun on the person and the person pushes off the cop and takes off running with the gun in hand. Cop justified in shooting the suspect?

2. Cop confronts a suspect. Suspect swings on the cop and beats the cop enough to knock him down and disorient the cops but takes off running. Suspect does not appear to be armed. Is the cop justified in shooting the suspect as he flees?

3. Cop confronts a suspect in the middle of the summer who has his hands in his pockets. Tells the suspect to remove his hands from his pocket. Cop says remove your hands from your pocket now or I will shoot. Suspect refuses to do it. It's clear the suspect understands the cops warning.

4. Cop stops a suspect on the street and says raise your hands and stand where you are. Suspect raises his hand and continues to move towards the cop. Suspect clearly understands the cops orders.


5. Cop stops a suspect and they get into a fistfight. It's clear the suspect is unarmed. Cop is clearly bigger and more physically intimidating then the suspect.

6. Same scenario as #5 but Suspect is clearly physically superior to the cop.

7. Suspect is waving a knife. No standbyers are around.


Ok, In what scenarios do people think that a shooting would be justified?

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