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Re: Private autopsy reportedly reveals Ferguson teen shot six times;police use more t
I'm on the fence here. I find the officer's story plausible, as mentioned in a prior post. But one thing I find interesting is that there is no allegation that Wilson saw a gun or anything like that. Don't officers carry pepper spray, mace, etc. (I mean, they seem to have a stockpile now....)? If Brown was "bum rushing" from 30 feet away, without any indication of a weapon . . . obviously an officer has the right to protect himself, but I believe the rule is actually you can only use that proportion of force reasonably necessary to stop the crime. Did he have access to any kind of non-lethal weapon that he could have used?
He may not. Just thought it was worth adding to the discussion.
I'm on the fence here. I find the officer's story plausible, as mentioned in a prior post. But one thing I find interesting is that there is no allegation that Wilson saw a gun or anything like that. Don't officers carry pepper spray, mace, etc. (I mean, they seem to have a stockpile now....)? If Brown was "bum rushing" from 30 feet away, without any indication of a weapon . . . obviously an officer has the right to protect himself, but I believe the rule is actually you can only use that proportion of force reasonably necessary to stop the crime. Did he have access to any kind of non-lethal weapon that he could have used?
He may not. Just thought it was worth adding to the discussion.