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You (an officer) confront a suspect. As you approach from approximately 30 feet, the suspect pulls a small caliber pistol and begins firing at you. You unholster your weapon, drop to the ground, and instantly notice a group of individual bystanders some distance behind the suspect. What force can you justifiably use? deadly force What gives you the authority? What would be the consequences of your injuring a third party? What authority does the injuring of a third party come from?

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treganfought38

Answer: id try to shoot a non lethal place because it may stop the shooter it may not if then deadly force would come into issue  the athority is that the shooter is endangering and assulting a law enforcement officer and is endangering the lives of other citizens.

if i injured another person (not the shooter)  i think id be either questioned and or fired depending on the severity of the wound i also think that  i would get sued or the police department.

kaiden152030

Answer:

Answer the questions asking “under what authority” with which section of the Texas

Penal Code, Chapter 9 would give legal authority based on the scenario.

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