Week 4 Discussion Question

To successfully complete this week’s discussion, you will need to refer to the information contained in:

• Chapter 6 of your textbook.
• The article, "Overview of the Police Use of Force."

Please respond to the following in a substantive post: 

• Consider this scenario: You are a police officer. You stop a vehicle, and the subject immediately jumps out with his right hand hidden behind his back. He begins to run toward your patrol vehicle.
  • Would you or wouldn't you pull your weapon? Why or why not?
• Consider the continuation of this scenario: You command the subject to stop. The subject continues to advance quickly on you. 
  • Would you or wouldn't you shoot the subject, not knowing for sure whether he has a firearm hidden behind his back? Why or why not?    

Be sure to provide full citations and references, formatted according to Strayer Writing Standards.