Tennessee V. Garner Case Summary

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A review of the Prima Facia duties or conditional duties which should be followed in most instances, however, “can be overridden by other duties that are more imperative in a given instance” (Williams and Arriog, 2012) points to options that Officer Hymon could have taken in reviewing his actions in this case. Ross states that the duties of Fidelity “include the duties which stem from our own previous promise, contracts, or other agreements”, (Williams, 2012). In applying this to the Tennessee v. Garner case, there are several instances where the officer’s decision to shoot and those of the judicial system failed the victim. The initial duty of Officer Hymon, as evidenced by the oath of office taken upon graduation from the academy is to

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