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Tora_Sami posted...

True, police so awful things. But if they have you surrounded you surrender, especially if you know how violent they can be. Trying to flee into a police officer isn't the answer either. While complying won't guarantee you won't die, it's a higher chance then trying to run one down.

She didn't do the smart thing, I'll agree, I just think it's very natural to want to flee from the presence of the police even if you're innocent and just want to escape their unwarranted harassment. So I understand why her subconscious likely chose flight while she was mentally debating on what to do.

But like I said, that officer still could have gotten out of the way. They always have 2 options, shoot the driver (likely) to death or move out of their way. One allows the civilian to live, the other almost guarantees they don't. I'll always vouch for the one that allows the civilian to live and put the burden of responsibility on the people with the literal authority to enforce the law and be above it for things such as traffic violations. They should be held to higher standards, not lower, due to this privilege they have. Unless of course someone is actively trying to kill the officer and the officer absolutely has to shoot to live. Such a situation is a shoot out with a suspect. Obviously I don't expect the officer to just let themselves be killed, but before someone tries to justify that situation for this case that's why I pointed out he chose to stand in front of her vehicle and not move, whereas someone actively shooting at you is not giving you such an easy resolution for your safety.