KDOFisch
06-17-2008, 02:13 PM
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article/article?f=/c/a/2008/06/17/MNO911A396.DTL
And when a Modesto police officer jumped off a helicopter and ordered Aguiar to stop at gunpoint, he raised his middle finger and continued his attack.
Officer Jerry Ramar, standing in a cow pasture behind an electric fence, shot Aguiar once in the forehead, the witnesses and police said. Aguiar died at the scene.
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What's the opinion on this? If the guy was clearly unarmed but not stopping his attack on the child, is it a justified use of deadly force?
Sorry for anyone who hadn't heard about this yesterday night, it's very brutal.
And when a Modesto police officer jumped off a helicopter and ordered Aguiar to stop at gunpoint, he raised his middle finger and continued his attack.
Officer Jerry Ramar, standing in a cow pasture behind an electric fence, shot Aguiar once in the forehead, the witnesses and police said. Aguiar died at the scene.
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What's the opinion on this? If the guy was clearly unarmed but not stopping his attack on the child, is it a justified use of deadly force?
Sorry for anyone who hadn't heard about this yesterday night, it's very brutal.