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Fleeing felony suspects because a bunch of states at that time, not all of them, but a bunch had laws that specifically said it is legal to shoot a fleeing felony suspect. all they have to do is flee. >> yep. >> and the supreme court said no. so now the justification for shooting has to be some kind of threat to someone. and by definition, unarmed fleeg s -- fleeing suspects are not a threat to anyone. police almost always would carry this phrase, he turned in a threatening manner as if to shoot. i have seen that phrase word for word in countless police reports over decades. without that video...

Police shooting and my family's search for the truth. congratulations on that, lawrence. >> thank you very much. >> i was bragging i have an old school version of this book. >> the original is over 30 years old. and one of the sad things to report is i have been on this subject for 35 years. >> yeah. >> and the only thing that has changed is the we now have video like that. that video didn't exist 35 years ago. >> why doesn't that video change the outcome in these cases? >> it's going to have a very powerful effect on the outcome for a bunch of reasons. that will be a crucial piece of evidence...

Where criminals try to get away and they just try to get to the border, get to state or county line? sounds fictitious. but this is a real problem. many suspects are avoiding felony charges by simply fleeing to different states. for example, police in philadelphia, atlanta and little rock tell the fbi they won't pursue 90% or more of their felony suspects that enter another state. that means that just crossing a bridge from philadelphia into camden, new jersey, might mean those suspects could get off scot-free. joining us now to talk about this remarkable practice is brad heath who broke the s...

That's drawn here the agency draws the line american police forces draw the line, deadly force on a vehicle that's ultimately ends up driving away is completely inappropriate. >> the supreme court ruled a long time ago it is unconstitutional to shoot fleeing felony suspects, always improper to shoot at fleeing misdemeanor suspects. in some states they allowed that years ago. people believe when someone tries to flee from police the police have every right to shoot them. what their rule in new mexico says is they have a right to protect their own lives and the lives of others from what is reaso...

Draws the line american police forces draw the line, deadly force on a vehicle that's ultimately ends up driving away is completely inappropriate. >> the supreme court ruled a long time ago it is unconstitutional to shoot fleeing felony suspects, always improper to shoot at fleeing misdemeanor suspects. in some states they allowed that years ago. people believe when someone tries to flee from police the police have every right to shoot them. what their rule in new mexico says is they have a right to protect their own lives and the lives of others from what is reasonably believed to be an emine...