The rule that applied to most U.S.jurisdictions held that officers could use deadly force to prevent the escape of a suspected felon,even when the persons presented no immediate threat to the public was called the:
A)Fleeing Felon rule.
B)Non-Deadly Force rule.
C)Deadly Force rule.
D)Mapp Rule.

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The Fleeing Felon rule was a widely accepted principle in U.S. jurisdictions that permitted officers to use deadly force to prevent the escape of a suspected felon, even if the suspect was not an immediate threat to the public. This rule was widely criticized for allowing police officers to use excessive force and for being inconsistent with the Fourth Amendment's protection against unreasonable searches and seizures. The Supreme Court later modified this rule in Tennessee v. Garner in 1985, which held that the use of deadly force to prevent the escape of a fleeing suspect was only justified if the officer had probable cause to believe that the suspect posed a significant threat of death or serious bodily harm to the officer or others.

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