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In reply to the discussion: Private autopsy claims Vonderrit Myers shot while fleeing [View all]branford
(4,462 posts)Myers family claims doesn't even allege he fired in self-defense. In fact, they still maintain he was only armed with a sandwich!
As for self-defense, as a general rule, you are only entitled to employ lethal self-defense if you reasonably believe your in danger of death or serious bodily harm and you're not otherwise engaged in illegal activity.
Given that Myers was apparently in possession of an illegal firearm and in violation of his house arrest bail condition, and that it strains credulity to even allege that a uniformed officer in a marked car could be construed as a deadly "brigand," and with no evidence that the officer did anything but approach Myers to investigate, a self-defense scenario is, at best, ludicrous.
A criminal matter is not a game of "what if." If you believe the officer committed murder, you need evidence, both in support of the allegations and to disprove opposing evidence, not just theories and a righteous hatred of the police.