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<blockquote data-quote="svtfocus2cobra" data-source="post: 16579176" data-attributes="member: 21786"><p>It's classified as lethal force because regardless of the speeds death can still occur, and it often does every year. Creating the car accident with the PIT is the only thing the police have control of, but after that the condition and outcome of the driver and passengers of the fleeing vehicle is all dependent on a number of factors. They could PIT this truck at 25mph and it could roll over due to unforeseen conditions and the driver could be ejected and get crushed by the rolling truck because he wasn't wearing a seat belt. Is it likely? Not necessarily but it is still possible and rollovers have happened at slower speeds than that, and since the possibility of survival cannot be predicted by the department they must treat it as if the worst case scenario could happen and therefore it it is classified as lethal force.</p><p></p><p>The PIT maneuver is approved based off a number of factors as I'm sure you know. If there is a kid in the car, they likely won't utilize it, but even if the person committed a very minor offense and just decided to run the decision to PIT is determined on how much of a threat they are to other drivers and pedestrians. Just like an officer could/would shoot someone with a knife who hasn't stabbed anyone but is in a crowded area and has the capability of doing so. They just need to be able to prove that the person was capable of great bodily harm or death.</p><p></p><p>My initial statement of saying he must have done something serious and therefore they performed the PIT was incorrect because it was what he was doing while driving that determined the need to do so. He posed a threat of serious bodily harm or death to others by the speed and manner in which he was driving.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="svtfocus2cobra, post: 16579176, member: 21786"] It's classified as lethal force because regardless of the speeds death can still occur, and it often does every year. Creating the car accident with the PIT is the only thing the police have control of, but after that the condition and outcome of the driver and passengers of the fleeing vehicle is all dependent on a number of factors. They could PIT this truck at 25mph and it could roll over due to unforeseen conditions and the driver could be ejected and get crushed by the rolling truck because he wasn't wearing a seat belt. Is it likely? Not necessarily but it is still possible and rollovers have happened at slower speeds than that, and since the possibility of survival cannot be predicted by the department they must treat it as if the worst case scenario could happen and therefore it it is classified as lethal force. The PIT maneuver is approved based off a number of factors as I'm sure you know. If there is a kid in the car, they likely won't utilize it, but even if the person committed a very minor offense and just decided to run the decision to PIT is determined on how much of a threat they are to other drivers and pedestrians. Just like an officer could/would shoot someone with a knife who hasn't stabbed anyone but is in a crowded area and has the capability of doing so. They just need to be able to prove that the person was capable of great bodily harm or death. My initial statement of saying he must have done something serious and therefore they performed the PIT was incorrect because it was what he was doing while driving that determined the need to do so. He posed a threat of serious bodily harm or death to others by the speed and manner in which he was driving. [/QUOTE]
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