Steve - can you expand on that? When is it justified for a CHL holder to shoot a fleeing felon other than if he is fleeing with your property?srothstein wrote:I just wanted to point out to you all one benefit to being a CHL. The officer in this case may not have been justified in shooting even though a CHL would have been. Officers are restricted by the Fourth Amendment and the way the courts have interpreted it. For example, the Fourth Amendment, via SCOTUS in the Garner decision, says a police officer cannot shoot a fleeing felon unless he can prove extreme danger to society if the felon gets away. In Texas, you as a CHL can shoot most of the fleeing felons under the law and this would not bother you..
BTW, I also hope the officer comes out of this OK. From the info we have from the report sounds like he was perfectly justified in his actions.