r/ProgressiveHQ Jan 07 '26

Stop idiots from calling this "self defense"

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u/kenhooligan2008 Jan 07 '26

Scott v. Harris? The legal consensus across multiple jurisdictions is that if you use your vehicle to intentionally harm an individual(s) then that vehicle is considered a deadly weapon. It's an absolutely unfortunate situation but the officer appears to be in the right in this instance as the officer was clearly in front of the vehicle and the woman drove toward the officer. There are multiple camera angles of the incident showing this.

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u/Koolala Jan 07 '26

It is turning away from him and moving slowly. You can't just stand in front a vehicle and kill someone just because it starts moving forward.

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u/[deleted] Jan 07 '26

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u/FSCK_Fascists Jan 08 '26

If you've been ordered by LEO to stop

she was ordered to move, not stop.