Close Call for a Cop

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wow. I count 15 rounds fired by the LEO. You can hear in his voice how much adrenaline is pumping/sacred he is. Good find.

Its interesting that the guy did not fire a second shot, which could have been devastating.
 
I wondered about that myself, Akimbo. There's no doubt that the driver shot at the cop; he had every right to shoot back. However, shooting at a vehicle being driven away at that speed? That seems to me to be a good way to cause a bad crash.

I know that we have police (current and former) reading this board. What are the rules, and the concerns, in a case like this from the police POV?
 
Scenes like these make me think a lot about CCW. Since I got my CCW, I drive much more safely. Yeah, the guy behind me may be upset that I'm going the speed limit, but I want to limit my interactions with police to a bare minimum. When I have been pulled over, I was sure not to make any sudden moves and to keep my hands on the steering wheel.

I'm glad Officer Jessop made it through this without physical harm.
 
Why wouldn't you be able to shoot at a moving vehicle?

If it's a threat, it gets shot. Of course, you must weigh benefits and risks of taking out the driver.

In this case, there was little to no traffic, so little risk of an uncontrolled vehicle causeing big problems.
 
Why wouldn't you be able to shoot at a moving vehicle?

If it's a threat, it gets shot. Of course, you must weigh benefits and risks of taking out the driver.

In this case, there was little to no traffic, so little risk of an uncontrolled vehicle causeing big problems.
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That's my thinking, he obviously has no problem killing and it'd be better for him to be stopped now before he gets away and kills someone or kills a cop that's trying to pull him over later.

In the end what matters is that the officer was not harmed. He did an amazing job keeping his cool and his voice calm when he called dispatch. A real professional.
 
wondered about that myself, Akimbo. There's no doubt that the driver shot at the cop; he had every right to shoot back. However, shooting at a vehicle being driven away at that speed? That seems to me to be a good way to cause a bad crash.

I know that we have police (current and former) reading this board. What are the rules, and the concerns, in a case like this from the police POV?
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Would likely depend on the state, but...

What I saw was a LEO firing at a fleeing perp. He wasn't shooting at the car, per sae.

In most states, an LEO is justified in shooting a fleeing violent felon that may pose a deadly threat to others if (s)he can do so safely (safe background/backstop). If the perp was allowed to leave, then what threat would he pose to all LEO's who tried to stop him? What about dangers of a high speed pursuit to other LEO's as well as the public? And they WERE going to stop him again.

IMO, he was 100% justified. No question about it.

Daryl
 
It was a good shoot no matter how you slice it. This is self defence even though he was driving off. At the moment he drew on that officer the officer dodged backward with no shots fired between the two. If his intentions were to simply escape he could have mashed on the throtle and took off. That was not his intention he tried to murder that cop and it is safe to assume anyone who met up with or tried to stop him down the road would have been met with the same intent. Just my opinion.
 
It was ruled a "good shoot" for the cop, but keep in mind that such a shooting would be extremely hard to justify for a civilian. A car driving away from you is no longer a credible immediate threat, and you can't use the potential harm that the criminal might do to others at some indeterminate future time as justification for shooting him as he flees.
 
The subject notwithstanding, this is a drive-by thread - a link with no explanation or opinion, and it's in the wrong forum to boot.

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