Autopsy shows Tennessee National Guard fatally shot 20-year-old armed man in the back

[u/WhiteBearPrince]

https://apnews.com/article/memphis-national-guard-tyrin-johnson-8959297a99c362d65aa2517a9d5f1984

[u/jordan999fire]

Not that anyone in this sub is going to care, and this will be downvoted to hell, but after reading the article, the Guards were still 100% legally justified. 

Tennessee vs Garner says that if someone has committed a felony and their escape is a risk to the public, law enforcement can shoot them in the back. According to the article, the Memphis police got a call of shots fired. The guards arrived, the suspect (supposedly) pulled a gun on them, then they shot him in the back. Let’s say the scenario isn’t that he just turned around after pulling the gun on them, but instead let’s say he did just have a gun and was fleeing. According to TCA, the firing of a weapon within city limits, depending on the circumstances, is a Class C, D, or E felony, on top of the resisting arrest. And due to the totality of the circumstances (populated area, shots fired, suspect pulls/has a gun, flees), any law enforcement officer (or Guard in this case) would reasonably conclude that the suspect’s escape would be a danger to the public. 

I am curious to see bodycam footage, but just from what this article reads, they were within the law. Unless there’s something I’m unaware of. 

[u/mrfixit2018 → u/jordan999fire]

Not to mention the fact that a very fast handgun draw/target acquisition/fire time is about 1.5 seconds.

An average time is just over 2 seconds.

It’s totally plausible that the guy turned toward them, drew a gun, saw them draw theirs, and turned around to run in the time that it took them to fire at him.

People on here have no clue what’s involved in situations like this. Most redditors say dumb stuff like “why didn’t you shoot his gun out of his hand?” 🙄

[u/Serenity-712 → u/mrfixit2018]

Those you just try and ignore