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Summary: the ICE agent Jonathan Ross was not in danger of getting run over when he killed Renee Good. He came in contact with the car, but could clearly see that the driver was steering away from him. Regardless, he shot 3 times, once after being passed by.

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[–] perestroika@slrpnk.net 69 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

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Geoffrey Alpert, a professor of criminology and criminal justice at the University of South Carolina, questioned why the ICE agent would place himself in front of a moving car.

Alpert said the officer’s positioning could be an example of officer-created jeopardy. “The crux of officer-created jeopardy is putting yourself in a position to use force in response to whatever the suspect’s doing, as opposed to just reacting to protect his own life or someone else’s,” said Alpert.

[–] Fondots@lemmy.world 13 points 1 day ago

Not standing and walking in front of a car is basically cop 101. "Routine" vehicle stops are one of the most potentially dangerous things cops do, there's all of the unknowns of who is actually in the car and how they're going to react, what can happen if they try to flee, dangers from passing traffic, etc.

So they always approach your car very carefully and absolutely do not walk in front of it if it can be avoided.