Question

Johnny "sneaky" burgle sneaks into his neighbor's house through a basement window and begins to conceal items into this large bag. johnny "sneaky" burgle accidentally knocked over a vase, which made a loud noise when it broke. this noise woke up the home owner. the home owner confronted johnny and ordered him out of his house. johnny "sneaky" runs out of the house when confronted by the home owner. a police officer orders him to stop and tells johnny that he is under arrest. johnny pulls out a knife and charges the officer in an attempt to kill him. the police officer may use what type of force?

Answer 1

Johnny "sneaky" Burgle sneaks into his neighbor's house through a basement window and begins to conceal items into this large bag. Johnny "sneaky" Burgle accidentally knocked over a vase, which made a loud noise when it broke. This noise woke up the home owner. The home owner confronted Johnny and ordered him out of his house. Johnny "sneaky" runs out of the house when confronted by the home owner. A police officer orders him to stop and tells Johnny that he is under arrest. Johnny pulls out a knife and charges the officer in an attempt to kill him. The police officer may use a deadly force.

Answer 2

The correct answer is deadly force.

The United States Armed Forces defines deadly force as force a person or police officer uses with the intention of causing serious harm, injury or even death. Police officers are permitted to use deadly force when it reasonably apparent that a person is posing serious threat and harm to either themselves or other individuals. In this instance, since Johnny is charging at the police officer with a knife and the intention to kill him, the officer may use deadly force to stop Johnny.