Either a Tazer, is, or it isn’t, a deadly weapon. If it is ( and it is as people have died from being tazed) the policeman – as well as anyone else – can use deadly force to defend themselves.
This idjit prosecutor wants it both ways because he’s got race politics on his mind, instead of his job.


DA who just charged cop with felony murder in Rayshard Brooks case recently explained a Taser is considered a deadly weapon.

Well, this is something. As Twitchy recently reported, Fulton County District Attorney Paul Howard announced that former Atlanta police officer Garrett Rolfe would face 11 charges in connection with the deadly shooting of Rayshard Brooks, including felony murder, which could net him life in prison or the death penalty if found guilty.

Rolfe’s attorneys will certainly argue that Rolfe fired in self-defense, as Brooks, in a scuffle with Rolfe and another officer, managed to grab the officer’s Taser and run off. He’s seen on surveillance video from Wendy’s turning around at one point and pointing something at the officers, presumably the Taser.

Whether or not that justifies Rolfe firing on Brooks will be decided in court, but as Greg Price notes, just a couple of weeks ago Howard was explaining to the press that a Taser is considered a deadly weapon in Georgia, but during his presser today, he said that at no time did Brooks pose a threat.