Gonzalez Ex Rel. Gonzalez v. City of Anaheim

TROTT, Circuit Judge, with whom KOZINSKI, Chief Judge, and TALLMAN and BEA, Circuit Judges, join

dissenting in part and concurring in part:

Instead of cooperating with the police, Gonzalez stomped on his van’s accelerator and fled from a traffic stop, igniting a dangerous chase. What makes this chase unusual is that Officer Wyatt was trapped in Gonzalez’s van. After yelling at Gonzalez to stop and unsuccessfully trying to disable the vehicle, Officer Wyatt ended Gonzalez’s violent attempt' to escape by shooting him. As much as one might have wished for a different outcome, I conclude that…