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Richard Sharpstein, a lawyer for two of the officers, said that the men had on their side laws permitting the police to use deadly force to capture armed suspects.
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The guidelines allow the use of deadly force to protect one's life, Mr. Green said.
The military and the police vowed to respond with deadly force to any protests that threatened the public order.
In the Arab world, state authorities did not think twice before using deadly force to quell the protests.
Most people assume that they can use deadly force to defend their homes and families from intruders.
Six people were killed and many wounded in the last week as security forces used deadly force to quell protests.
The army, which guarded the square after using deadly force to clear it on Thursday, was earlier ordered out.
According to the CHP's use-of-force policy, officers are allowed to use deadly force to stop the commission of an assault with a deadly weapon, including situations where a moving vehicle is considered the weapon.
Police officers are authorized to use deadly force to defend themselves or others from serious harm or threat.
A 1986 U.S. Supreme Court case known as Tennessee v. Garner laid out how force can be used to capture a fleeing suspect: Deadly force can't be used to prevent escape unless "the officer has probable cause to believe that the suspect poses a significant threat of death or serious physical injury to the officer or others".
His administration has concluded that the federal government has the right to use deadly force against Americans tied to Al Qaeda if capture is not feasible.
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