Police shootings are not an uncommon occurrence. However, there has been a rise of cases reporting the use of unwarranted force by police officers, including the inappropriate or public firing of their guns. This refers to incidents where the police officer fires their guns too soon, too early, too often or without the required warning.
In the recorded incident, the police officer is seen shooting at the vehicle without issuing the necessary warning. This increases panic as it does not give the suspect tine to be answerable and surrender. This might have been the reason for the suspect’s reaction as they panicked, and I believe their first instinct was to react in a fleeing manner as they sensed danger. Instead, the police officer would have started with a conversation then proceed appropriately if the need arises. The police officer is also seen to shoot continuously without having a target, and this could be concluded as an aimless shot. This behavior is reckless because there is a risk of shooting at the wrong person and injuring them. This is also the main cause of stray bullets, especially continuously firing the gun, and these bullets have been reported to cause the death of innocent civilians and even children (Legewie & Fagan, 2016). It causes discomfort, fear and panic to the public, as expressed by the individual recording. This is considered as the use of inappropriate force and violation of public rights.
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The police officer also shoots from the rear without directly approaching the suspect; thus, the individual in the car is unable to identify whether the person shooting at them is truly an officer of the law or an imposter intending to commit a robbery. I believe the suspect or individual in the car also depicted the use of force as in their attempt to escape, they almost hit the police officer, and this could have caused severe injuries to the officer.
References
Legewie, J., & Fagan, J. (2016). Group threat, police officer diversity and the deadly use of police force. Columbia Public Law Research Paper , (14-512).
