Court Opinion

ID: 9484532
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-05 09:56:12.687548+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T17:50:18.104045
License: Public Domain

BAUER, Chief Judge,
dissenting.
I respectfully dissent. On the uncontested facts of this case, I believe the police officer acted in an objectively reasonable manner.
In moments of crisis, men and women in whom we entrust the safety of our persons and property must make split second decisions. The trial judge, I believe, correctly, analyzed the problem and concluded that the defendant did what a reasonable officer would have done under the same circumstances.'
Having given these officers the training, the weapons and the mandate to protect us, I do not think it is appropriate to have their actions reviewed by a jury when a fleeing felon, who has already assaulted an officer, presents a potential danger to other officers *248and the public at large. I would affirm the judgment of the district court.