It is from that point on that we judge the reasonableness of the use of deadly force in light of all that the officer knew. Through an opening in the brush was a clearing. We adopt the version most favorable to plaintiff. The district judge disagreed and granted summary judgment, 811 F. Supp. Nor does he show how such a rule of liability could be applied with reasonable limits. This does not help Plakas's case because, by the time the paramedic arrived, Plakas's body had been moved, rolled over by Drinski and Perras.3 Plakas himself may have also moved; the dying man kicked over the paramedic's medical case. Deputy Drinski passed by the injured Koby and asked him with what he was hit; Koby told him that Plakas had a poker. Indeed, Plakas merely states this theory, he does not argue it. Voida could not have subdued Tom through lesser means, as she did not have her nightstick with her and she feared that reaching for her chemical repellant would expose her weapon to Tom's grasp. We refuse to impose as an additional constitutional requirement the firing of a warning shot before deadly force may be used." Cain saw Plakas push his legs through the circle of his arms, bringing his cuffed hands to the front of his body. H91-365. In brief, after the officer stopped to help the man, his actions and his flight showed he was unhurt and may well have stolen the bike from which he fell. Plakas means to argue that Drinski should have used all available alternatives before deadly force was exercised and that Newton County, Drinski's employer, is liable because it failed to equip and train Drinski to use such methods. It is significant he never yelled about a beating. Plakas charged [the police officer] with the poker raised. Illinois v. Lafayette, 462 U.S. 640, 647, 77 L. Ed. Then Plakas tried to break through the brush. Plakas v. Drinski (7th, 1994) in 1991 Plakas was walking. Actually, the photograph is not included in the record here. Plakas was turned on his back. 1980); Montague v. State, 266 Ind. Cited 42 times, 909 F.2d 324 (1990) | See also Graham v. Connor, 490 U.S. 386, 396, 104 L. Ed. The police gave chase, shouting, "Stop, Police." We do not think it is wise policy to permit every jury in these cases to hear expert testimony that an arrestee would have been uninjured if only the police had been able to use disabling gas or a capture net or a taser (or even a larger number of police officers) and then decide that a municipality is liable because it failed to buy this equipment (or increase its police force). But it is trouble which the police officer is sworn to cause, which society pays him to cause and which, if kept within constitutional limits, society praises the officer for causing. Cain and Koby were the first to enter. There may be state law rules which require retreat, but these do not impose constitutional duties. Koby sought to reassure Plakas that he was not there to hurt him. Cain knew there was an ambulance at that site and that Plakas could be examined more carefully there. So a court must undertake a fairly critical assessment of the forensic evidence, the officer's original reports or statements and the opinions of experts to decide whether the officer's testimony could reasonably be rejected at a trial. This is what we mean when we say we refuse to second-guess the officer. Drinski was in fear of his life, and Plakas's action was sudden and unexpected. He moaned and said, "I'm dying." It became clear she could not physically subdue him. Plakas V. Drinski. Perras and Drinski entered the clearing. Plakas died sometime after he arrived at the hospital. We do not think it is wise policy to permit every jury in these cases to hear expert testimony that an arrestee would have been uninjured if only the police had been able to use disabling gas or a capture net or a taser (or even a larger number of police officers) and then decide that a municipality is liable because it failed to buy this equipment (or increase its police force). They followed him out, now with guns drawn. We always judge a decision made, as Drinski's was, in an instant or two. This theory is founded on the fact that Plakas told Koby, "You hurt me," and on Joyce Ailes's observation that Plakas had facial injuries. Cain approached Plakas and saw that Plakas's clothing was wet from the waist down. Further, says Plakas, a photograph of the clearing shows there was no tree there to stop Drinski, just a sapling, and there are no footprints corroborating Drinski's story of retreat. This is not the kind of weighing of least deadly alternatives that Plakas would have us require of Drinski. Since medical assistance previously had been requested for Koby, it was not long in coming. We do not return to the prior segments of the event and, in light of hindsight, reconsider whether the prior police decisions were correct. The only witnesses to the shooting were three police officers, Drinski and two others. Cain stopped and spoke to Plakas who said he was fine except that he was cold. He can claim self-defense to shooting Plakas. After he was shot, Plakas fell to Drinski's right and lay face down semiconscious on the ground. French v. State, 273 Ind. While Cain and the others tried to explain that Cain was from the fire department and wanted only to give medical aid, Plakas was loud and combative; (Joyce Ailes said he was "hysterical"). The moon was bright, light was reflecting off the snow and it was easy to track Plakas who slowed as he entered a row of thick brush hedges. It is obvious that we said Voida thought she had no alternatives. We do not believe the Fourth Amendment requires the use of the least or even a less deadly alternative so long as the use of deadly force is reasonable under Garner v. Tennessee and Graham v. Connor, supra. Plakas told them that he had wrecked his car and that his head hurt. None of these devices is unfailingly effective and safe, and courts and juries are unlikely to be capable of judging when they ought to be used, The closest thing we have to such a list is the rule which requires prison administrators to provide a law library to inmates, but even here we only require this as an alternative to providing other forms of legal assistance. 1994) - ". His car had run off the road and wound up in a deep water-filled ditch. Since Drinski did not violate Plakas's rights, there usually is no basis for holding his employer, Newton County, liable. The proposition that an officer who beats John Doe may not use self-defense to justify killing Doe, who later attacks him, rests on the idea that because the officer's wrongful acts caused the attack, he cannot take advantage of his fear of retaliation to defend against liability. Voida was justified in concluding that Tom could not have been subdued except through gunfire. The alternatives here were three. He appeared to be blacking out. See Martin L. Fackler, M.D., Police Handgun Ammunition Selection, WOUND BALLISTICS REVIEW, Fall 1992, at 32-37 (suggesting little effect beyond stopping movement). Tom, 963 F.2d at 962. Plakas also correctly refrains from arguing that the police should have simply walked away and arrested Plakas on another day. We always Judge a decision made, as Drinski's was, in an instant or two. After the weapon was out, she told him three times, "Please don't make me shoot you." Pasco, et al v. Knoblauch. Northern District. Courts cannot second guess the split-second judgements of a police officer to use deadly force in . She fired and missed. Circumstances can alter cases. Roy tried to talk Plakas into surrendering. He tried to avoid violence. See Gilmere v. City of Atlanta, 774 F.2d 1495, 1501 (11th Cir. george v. morris, in which a ninth circuit panel concluded a police officer violated a clearly estab-lished constitutional right 17 7. a 13-year-old child is not an adult and the child's age is relevant to . Plakas v. Drinski, 19 F.3d 1143, 1146 (7th Cir. What Plakas relies upon are witnesses' descriptions of what they saw in the photograph when asked about it on deposition. The district court's grant of summary judgment is AFFIRMED. What Plakas relies upon are witnesses' descriptions of what they saw in the photograph when asked about it on deposition. He fell on his face inside the doorway, his hands still cuffed behind his back. See also Graham v. Connor, 490 U.S. 386, 396, 109 S. Ct. 1865, 1872, 104 L. Ed. But did we hold that this imposes a constitutional duty to use (or at least consider) the use of all alternatives? 1989). Oklahoma County Board, 151 F.3d 1313, 1320 (10th Cir. Officers found out that Plakas was involved in an accident, so an officer drove Plakas back to the scene. But it is trouble which the police officer is sworn to cause, which society pays him to cause and which, if kept within constitutional limits, society praises the officer for causing." Dickerson, 101 F.3d at 1161 (quoting Plakas v. Drinski, 19 F.3d 1143, 1150 (7th Cir.1994)). It is from this point on that we judge the reasonableness of the use of deadly force . Cain knew there was an ambulance at that site and that Plakas could be examined more carefully there. Then, when he thought his retreat would not be successful, he was justified in concluding that Plakas could not be subdued at that moment except through gunfire. Tom, 963 F.2d at 962. Rptr. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read Plakas V. Drinski. See Martin L. Fackler, M.D., Police Handgun Ammunition Selection, WOUND BALLISTICS REVIEW, Fall 1992, at 32-37 (suggesting little effect beyond stopping movement). In this sense, the police officer always causes the trouble. 1992), a case of tragic dimension where an officer stopped to help a fallen man and eventually, as two courts held, had to kill that man in defense of her own life. He stopped, then lunged again; she fired into his chest. 8. Sign up for our free summaries and get the latest delivered directly to you. He turned back to Drinski who was 12 to 15 feet away and, with the poker raised, charged at Drinski who backed away. In 1991, Plakas drove his car off a State road into a ditch. Appx. 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