Extract from the FOP’s Amicus Brief Filed in this case pending before the U.S. Supreme Court.

The Constitution does not require police officers to wait until the moment a gun is pointed directly at them before acting to protect their lives or the lives of others. Such a rule ignores both the harsh realities of law enforcement and the immutable limits of human perception and reaction time. Officers must make split-second decisions in rapidly evolving, life-threatening circumstances—decisions that cannot be measured against the standard of hindsight or perfection.