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Originally Posted by Donn
??? Don't know what part of Michigan you live in, but you better check your local laws again. Where I live, a retreating bad guy,
felon or not, no longer poses a threat. You shoot him/her in the back, it is NOT a good shoot. You stand an excellent chance of going to prison along with Mr. Bad Guy.
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To the original post I have just three words, Tap. Rack. BANG!!!!
As to the "fleeing felon" situation: Here in New Zealand we
do not have the right to carry firearms for self defence, nor can pistols be used by civilians anywhere except on a recognised club range.
BUT our use of force rules say that if an offender is running away and a pursuing police officer has good cause to suspect that he may pose a risk of causing death or previous bodily harm (and pointing a pistol at another person demonstrates both) then he can be shot in the back as he flees.
We only have to be able to demonstrate we believed that he needed to be stopped immediately due to the risk he poses to another police officer or a member of the public.
Of course both the legislation allowing the use of deadly force and our policies do not actually say this, but that is what they mean.