The public safety benefits of using such force out weigh the risks to the safety of the agent or other persons. Deadly force may be directed against dogs or other vicious animals when necessary in self defense or defense of others. Rights of Third Parties. Nothing in this policy and the attached commentary is intended to create or does create an enforceable legal right or private right of action. The policy and this commentary provide practical guidance for Agents who must make grave decisions regarding the use of force under the most trying of circumstances.
Deadly force is the use of any force that is likely to cause death or serious physical injury.
When a Security Agent of the CAP uses such force, it may only be done consistent with this policy. Force that is not likely to cause death or serious physical injury, but unexpectedly results in such harm or death, is not governed by this policy. Security Agents may use O.C. Pepper if the subject is combative or aggressive with greater force than the Security Agent can physically overcome. Reasonable belief for purposes of this policy, means facts and circumstances, including the reasonable inferences drawn therefrom, known to the agent at the time of the use of deadly force, that would cause a reasonable agent to conclude that the point at issue is probably true. The reasonableness of a belief or decision must be viewed from the perspective of the Security Agent on the scene, who may be forced to make split-second decisions in circumstances that are tense, unpredictable, and rapidly evolving.