“This was the case that changed everything."
Before the Garner case, Tennessee law (and laws in 21 other states) allowed officers to shoot, fatally or otherwise, a fleeing suspect, in order to “effect an arrest.”
Memphis case helped determine when police can shoot fleeing suspects
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The shooting death of South Carolina resident Walter Scott has stirred national conversation surrounding how police handle a fleeing person.
from The Commercial Appeal's Facebook Wall http://www.facebook.com/commercialappeal/posts/10152988393034864
Before the Garner case, Tennessee law (and laws in 21 other states) allowed officers to shoot, fatally or otherwise, a fleeing suspect, in order to “effect an arrest.”
Memphis case helped determine when police can shoot fleeing suspects
www.commercialappeal.com
The shooting death of South Carolina resident Walter Scott has stirred national conversation surrounding how police handle a fleeing person.
from The Commercial Appeal's Facebook Wall http://www.facebook.com/commercialappeal/posts/10152988393034864
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