Old City police officers shot and killed Jones's friend as he attempted to escape arrest for an armed robbery he had committed. Jones brought suit in federal district court against the Old City Police Department and the city police officers involved, seeking only a judgment declaring unconstitutional the state statute under which the police acted. That newly enacted statute authorized the police to use deadly force when necessary to apprehend a person who has committed a felony. In his suit, Jones alleged that the police would not have killed his friend if the use of deadly force had not been authorized by the statute. The federal district court should 
decide the case on its merits, because it raises a substantial federal question.  dismiss the action, because it involves a nonjusticiable political question.  dismiss the action, because it does not present a case or controversy.  dismiss the action, because the Eleventh Amendment prohibits federal courts from deciding cases of this type. 
Question: Old City police officers shot and killed Jones's friend as he attempted to escape arrest for an armed robbery he had committed. Jones brought suit in federal district court against the Old City Police Department and the city police officers involved, seeking only a judgment declaring unconstitutional the state statute under which the police acted. That newly enacted statute authorized the police to use deadly force when necessary to apprehend a person who has committed a felony. In his suit, Jones alleged that the police would not have killed his friend if the use of deadly force had not been authorized by the statute. The federal district court should 
A. decide the case on its merits, because it raises a substantial federal question. 
B. dismiss the action, because it involves a nonjusticiable political question. 
C. dismiss the action, because it does not present a case or controversy. 
D. dismiss the action, because the Eleventh Amendment prohibits federal courts from deciding cases of this type. 
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