Comment by kreetx
Cops can kill if they have reason to believe that the other will kill. Look it up.
Cops can kill if they have reason to believe that the other will kill. Look it up.
They can kill when they have a reasonable basis for assuming they are facing an imminent threat to their lives or addressing a threat to public safety (but NOT to prevent criminal activity that isn't life threatening). That isn't the same thing as a license to kill, and they are accountable for charges like murder when they don't meet a "reasonable officer on the scene" standard. I don't consider that to be "at will" (likened to "at will employment") so much as "at their discretion."
Dude, watch this: https://youtu.be/QePoawDA_48?si=0mr-lMR_lIRoBDA_
"at will". They aren't going to give you a medal for how far you can bend over.