"Tennessee vs. Garner: The SCOTUS held that under the Fourth Amendment, when a law enforcement officer is pursuing a fleeing suspect, he or she may use deadly force only to prevent escape if the officer has probable cause to believe that the suspect poses a significant threat of death or serious physical injury to the officer or others."
Who says he was "fleeing"? Though he most likely will have been by the next bulletin. And there are those Magic Negro Thought Waves.
Idiot, I posted the ruling. I never stated he was fleeing. Nor am I commenting on probable cause. I don't know any more than you do, regardless of your assertions to the contrary.
Haha. Yes, it's pertinent. Holder's case against the officer will hinge on TN vs. Garner. The forthcoming civil suit will also be impaired (or not) by this precedent.
So can we assert with some confidence that Michael Brown was NOT shot for J-walking on his way to bible-study at the 7th-day Adventist church?
More likely the cop can't shoot for shit. Cops are trained/drilled to shoot someone in the center of body - the chest - in order to stop them, not aim for a leg or shoulder.