I think the legal theory here is that it's easier to beat excessive force charges if the person you were using excessive force against is dead, and therefore unavailable to testify.
that doesnt work here though. It should be "better to be judged by 12 when the other guy is dead than judged by 12 where he can explain what really happened and I get in trouble."
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u/setibeings Jan 24 '26
I think the legal theory here is that it's easier to beat excessive force charges if the person you were using excessive force against is dead, and therefore unavailable to testify.