Benjamin Gideon
Role at the time: Attorney for Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero’s family
Condemned
Statement summary
Gideon said the asserted attempt to drive away could not legally justify deadly force.
“Under our legal system and our Constitution, driving off is not a legal basis or justified basis for the use of lethal force.”
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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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He directly says the stated conduct could not justify the officer’s lethal force.