Excessive Use of Force and “Fair Warning” – Part 2.

11 Saturday Apr 2015

Posted by Celia C. Elwell, RP in Civil Rights, Excessive Force

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Fair Warning, Hulstedt v. City of Scottsdale, Police Shooting, Use of Force

Fair Warning, Take 2: When Is It Feasible to Give Some Warning Before Using Lethal Force Against a Suspect?, by Colin Miller, Evidence Prof Blog

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I’ve gotten some good feedback and questions in response to my post [April 10, 2015] yesterday regarding the shooting of Walter Scott. The point of that post was to note that, even if it was otherwise reasonable for the officer to shoot Scott, this use of lethal force was still unreasonable if (1) the officer failed to give a warning prior to shooting; and (2) such a warning was feasible. The main question I have gotten is: When is such a warning not feasible? . . . .