The car was turning and accelerating. From his position, all he had to do to avoid getting hurt was exactly the same as he was doing, minus the gun. He just had to step aside. Which he did. Not like the car was going fast, and it was turning away from him already. The gun literally didn’t do anything to prevent a collision. If anything, she might have let the steering wheel go after the shot, making the car go straight instead of further turning away from the guy.
At the point of the last shot, he was basically making sure to send a bullet after her.
Stepping aside is also their formal instructions based on their policy, which this individual would have known about as, supposedly, they are part of a longer standing division of this department, specifically meant for aggressive engagements.
Additionally, it may have recently been found that back in 2012 a report was created of maybe 60+ incidents of Customs and Border agents placing themselves in front of moving vehicles in order to create the circumstances to justify the use of force. This supposedly was when the policy was changed and officers were instructed on being officially forbidden from moving themselves in front of a moving vehicle, and from using force to stop a vehicle if the option to move out of the way exists.
I’ll start going back to find sources and update with them, anyone feel free to post them as well if you find what I’m referencing.
Edit:
First written piece describing what I heard about.
Apologies. This doesn’t contain the report itself. One moment. Supposed leaked report, listing 67 shooting incidents from January 2010 to October 2012.
There seems to be a copy here, I’m currently reviewing it myself. Supposedly, with redactions, possibly of substantive amounts to have caused additional requests for data; if it is the redacted copy originally sent out but which withheld useful data.
3rd shot was through the drivers side window. The whole self defense narrative is complete BS.
The car was turning and accelerating. From his position, all he had to do to avoid getting hurt was exactly the same as he was doing, minus the gun. He just had to step aside. Which he did. Not like the car was going fast, and it was turning away from him already. The gun literally didn’t do anything to prevent a collision. If anything, she might have let the steering wheel go after the shot, making the car go straight instead of further turning away from the guy.
At the point of the last shot, he was basically making sure to send a bullet after her.
Stepping aside is also their formal instructions based on their policy, which this individual would have known about as, supposedly, they are part of a longer standing division of this department, specifically meant for aggressive engagements.
Additionally, it may have recently been found that back in 2012 a report was created of maybe 60+ incidents of Customs and Border agents placing themselves in front of moving vehicles in order to create the circumstances to justify the use of force. This supposedly was when the policy was changed and officers were instructed on being officially forbidden from moving themselves in front of a moving vehicle, and from using force to stop a vehicle if the option to move out of the way exists.
I’ll start going back to find sources and update with them, anyone feel free to post them as well if you find what I’m referencing.
Edit:
First written piece describing what I heard about.
https://www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/blog/customs-and-border-protection-conceals-scathing-audit-of-border-patrols-use-of-force-policy/
Apologies. This doesn’t contain the report itself. One moment. Supposed leaked report, listing 67 shooting incidents from January 2010 to October 2012.
https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-border-killings-20140227-story.html#axzz2uY0W5Do8
Links to the report seem to reach dead pages now.
https://www.oig.dhs.gov/assets/Mgmt/2013/OIG_13-114_Sep13.pdf
There seems to be a copy here, I’m currently reviewing it myself. Supposedly, with redactions, possibly of substantive amounts to have caused additional requests for data; if it is the redacted copy originally sent out but which withheld useful data.
ACLU discussing the same report.
https://www.aclu.org/press-releases/homeland-security-inspector-general-releases-report-border-patrol-use-force
Supposed Archive of the report in question.
https://archive.org/stream/798751-oig-use-of-force-report/798751-oig-use-of-force-report_djvu.txt