Indeed which is why i was confused as to why you copied and pasted the definition from the us legal definition thingy
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indeed it sucks for criminals but most of the time desyncing wont get them shot at in a pursuit, most of the tac units on pursuits only open fire if we believe or have confirmation the suspect is armed or a dangerous threat in any way to to the public
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I agree that LEOs should never run in front of a car to bait them into ramming them, however, I think if a suspect is committing vehicular assault in the duration of a pursuit, then lethal force is justified. Iām not talking about LEOs driving in front and getting desynced. I mean when criminals clearly RAM into LEOs either to obstruct them or push them in an attempt to escape.
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debatable
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This post is about if its during a pursuit but okā¦
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It really depends, did they hit the officers vehicle or the officer, what was the intent, there is a lot of questions, and honestly, as an LEO myself, itās really down to instinct, when Iām in pursuit and I think you are trying to ram me, Iām going to open fire.
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lol no
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Oops sorry for the vagueness itās directed towards the officerās vehicle not the officer itself. Intent was due to heat of the moment
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To answer your question, VA itself is defined as āthe act of intentionally (or through clear and extreme disregard for traffic law) utilizing a vehicle to strike a pedestrian, another vehicle, or someone elseās property.ā so while legally an officer could say that there was a threat to their life (or serious bodily harm) and open fire, itās not really recommended. POST has started to issue more stringent guidelines in regards to opening fire as a good amount of officers completely disregard crossfire, and this would be a clear case of that.
In regards to the legality, that would be up to the courts and the AG, but from what Iāve read (I am not a lawyer, rather just a LEO) I could see it as going either way.
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Usually VA happens to a large scene, or a large group of people so warranted
idk if Iām late but if I am sorry
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shooting to disable a vaāers car is the counter to bunch of these random ramming crown vics
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Iām not sure who specifically said it however I know that if an LEO jumps in front of a car to get LFA, they will be prosecuted for SDM or FDM if they carry out with shooting the driver.
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it is not legal to jump infront of a car to shoot it for va - however if you are in the road and they have ample and a realistic time to stop/move and still hit you you can shoot them. Just stand stationary in the road and wait for them to ram you and this whole situation is avoided
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