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Yup— "I feared for my life" is a pretty much ironclad get out of jail free card: https://www.google.com/search?q=%22feared+for+my+life%22+police https://www.go

• dependenttypes 7y ago
  Sadly civilians can't claim the same defence if they shoot an officer, even if they had an actual reason to fear for their lives.
  • ianmobbs 7y ago
    The solution to how egregious this defense is isn't to allow citizens to use it as well, it's to no longer allow cops to use.