can you give us any kind of statistical data on how many

Posted on: October 3, 2017 at 05:46:19 CT

"bad cops" don't get charged and/or convicted? or are you just pulling something out of your butt?

i feel like a broken record explaining this but i'll try to once again.

as it pertains to use of force. officers don't have to be right. they have to be reasonable given the facts and circumstances known to them at that time.

The courts have realized how difficult is to make these split second decisions that facebook and Tigerboard use of force and policing experts (sarcasm) have years to debate.

see Graham v Connor:

c) 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. Pp. 490 U. S. 396-397.

the court has realized that officers are making life altering decisions in the heat of battle so to speak and have given some latitude as long as they are acting in an objectively reasonable manner.

i've also seen a rush to charge officers in some deadly use of force cases with murder which is an incredibly high hurdle to jump and I feel that in a few instances had they not been overcharged they probably could have been prosecuted and found guilty on a lesser charge.