Benjamin Gideon rejects the flight justification
Attorney for Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero’s family
“Under our legal system and our Constitution, driving off is not a legal basis or justified basis for the use of lethal force.”
Open source (opens in a new tab)Family’s attorney calls on Vance to correct the record on deadly Biddeford ICE shootingParagraphs quoting JD Vance and Benjamin Gideon
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Reporting
Family’s attorney calls on Vance to correct the record on deadly Biddeford ICE shooting (opens in a new tab)Paragraphs quoting JD Vance and Benjamin Gideon
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WGME report quoting Vice President JD Vance’s defense of the government’s actions and family attorney Benjamin Gideon’s direct response on the use of lethal force.
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Gideon responded to Vice President JD Vance’s defense of the government’s actions.
After the quotation
He accused Vance of misrepresenting the circumstances and called for a correction.
How this statement is classified
Condemned
Case context: Was the ICE officer justified in fatally shooting Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero?
The label describes this statement’s response within the context above.
Why this label?
He directly says the stated conduct could not justify the officer’s lethal force.
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Was the ICE officer justified in fatally shooting Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero?
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