I may be wrong, but the way I read it is that unless deadly force has or is about to be used against an officer (i.e. - the suspect has already fired or is pointing a gun at the cop), then deadly force is not "necessary". So in your scenario above, if you did not see that man with a gun in his hand pointed at you, then you'd be charged. If you say him with "something" in his hand, and you fired, and it later turned out it was a cell phone or something similar, you'd be charged.Soccerdad1995 wrote: ↑Tue May 21, 2019 2:12 pmFor example, if I wake up at 3 AM to the sound of glass breaking and turn the corner to see a man in my house, I would think that would meet the "necessary" standard. If it does not, then I agree that this standard is overly strict.
This is going to be bad law if it gets that far.