FBI director calls lack of data on police shootings "ridiculous," "embarrassing"

Re:FBI director calls lack of data on police shootings "ridi... by hga on Thursday October 08, 2015 @03:35PM (#10355486)

You can't always kill someone fleeing your just-robbed home (state-specific laws), though.

In terms of law, case law is critical here, to my knowledge only Texas allows that, after a verbal warning. And like e.g. Oklahoma, I expect judges to eventually nullify that.

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Re:FBI director calls lack of data on police shootings "ridi... by 15155 on Thursday October 08, 2015 @03:52PM (#10355625)

There are many states with justifiable homicide statutes allowing a citizen to apprehend persons whom they've observed committing felonies (or even to stop the felony-in-progress from occurring.)

Have you ever tried to apprehend a violent felon? They'll typically attack you, resulting in a case for traditional self-defense.

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