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what you see a lot of is well he COULD have done such and
Posted on: June 16, 2020 at 21:02:16 CT
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True of course, the officer could have used a different tactic and in hindsight, there's probably little doubt in anyone's mind that it would have been preferable.
but the law isn't about what he COULD have done. or what tactic might have worked better in hindsight.
the law is In fact, as Rhenquist delivered in the court's opinion in Graham v Connor, the following:
The "reasonableness" of a particular use of force must be judged from the perspective of a reasonable officer on the scene, rather than with the 20/20 vision of hindsight....The calculus of reasonableness must embody [490 U.S. 386, 397] allowance for the fact that police officers are often forced to make split-second judgments - in circumstances that are tense, uncertain, and rapidly evolving - about the amount of force that is necessary in a particular situation.
Edited by blake1771 at 21:02:52 on 06/16/20
True of course, the officer could have used a different tactic and in hindsight, there's probably little doubt in anyone's mind that it would have been preferable.
but the law isn't about what he COULD have done. or what tactic might have worked better in hindsight.
the law is In fact, as Rhenquist delivered in the court's opinion in Graham v Connor, the following:
The "reasonableness" of a particular use of force must be judged from the perspective of a reasonable officer on the scene, rather than with the 20/20 vision of hindsight....The calculus of reasonableness must embody [490 U.S. 386, 397] allowance for the fact that police officers are often forced to make split-second judgments - in circumstances that are tense, uncertain, and rapidly evolving - about the amount of force that is necessary in a particular situation.
Edited by blake1771 at 21:02:52 on 06/16/20
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what you see a lot of is well he COULD have done such and - blake1771 MU - 6/16 21:02:16