whether or not "he" has a gun is irrelevant. totality of the
Posted on: November 12, 2016 at 11:52:16 CT
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circumstances always. you need to read Graham v Connor. basically the police don't have to be right they have to be reasonable given the circumstances.
The Fourth Amendment "reasonableness" inquiry is whether the officers' actions are "objectively reasonable" in light of the facts and circumstances confronting them, without regard to their underlying intent or motivation. The "reasonableness" of a particular use of force must be judged from the perspective of a reasonable officer on the scene, and its calculus must embody an allowance for the fact that police officers are often forced to make split-second decisions about the amount of force necessary in a particular situation.