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Originally Posted by Slon
So if I tell someone to stop, they get into the car, I can threaten to kill them with a gun, and kill them if they try to get away?
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If you're a police officer who has given a lawful order to stop, yes you CAN threaten. Bear in mind that heading toward the vehicle is in and of itself a threatening act as it is logical to believe the suspect may be attempting to retrieve a weapon from the car, or perhaps use the car as one.
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Originally Posted by Slon
But seriously, you feel that getting into a car equates to a threat just because you've been told to stop prior to that?
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No, but it is an action which should put a cop on alert. As stated, the suspect could be retrieving a weapon.
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Originally Posted by Slon
It's non-compliance, but I don't see how having been told to stop prior to it makes it a threat automatically.
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So tell us Slon, what should have been done? Merely let him go?
Bell signed his own death warrant the moment he tried to run. The fault is his own.