Videos tagged with Risk of Flight

This video analyzes the Supreme Court case Barnes v. Felix, focusing on the Fourth Amendment's application to police use of deadly force. It details a 9-0 Supreme Court ruling that rejected the 'moment of threat' doctrine, mandating evaluation based on the 'totality of the circumstances.' The case is back before the Supreme Court due to the Fifth Circuit's subsequent ruling, which plaintiffs argue creates a new rule allowing deadly force based solely on a suspect's risk of flight in a vehicle, contradicting established precedent like Tennessee v. Garner.