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Task: Deadly Force






          Scott v. Harris,  550 U.S. 372 (2007).





               “Garner  did not establish a magical on/off switch that triggers rigid

               preconditions whenever an officer’s actions constitute deadly

               force.”





               Garner’s was an application of the reasonableness test to a fleeing

               unarmed subject.  Its reach does not apply to every use of deadly

               force.
















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