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NOLA PD does not carry tazers. Not an option for them.
rosco_the_dog said:I just saw it on the news. No shortage of officers present. A couple of shots to the legs would have ended that situation without having to kill the guy.
And neither should you or I. If the situation does not require deadly force, leave it in the leather.When Police draw their guns they never do so in the intent to wound though.
Janitor said:And neither should you or I. If the situation does not require deadly force, leave it in the leather.
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rosco_the_dog said:They showed him backing up while the police with guns pointed, moving forward. The news channel stopped the video before he reportedly lunged at them.
There was an incident a year or two ago in Toronto where an armed gunman had a women held hostage outside a subway terminal. A police sniper shot the gun out of the guy's hand and then the cops moved in to arrest him. They could have easily have taken a head shot at him.
I just think taking that kill shot should be a very last resort. It seems like for some LE officers (US in particular), they're just itching for a reason to shoot.
Um, no. I could certainly hit hit a leg at 10-15 feet, repeatedly, and wouldn't even need to sight. When the police draw and say HIT THE GROUND, you damn well better do it, but a more or less stationary target at only three or four paces? Apparently, policy says shoot to kill, and common sense is removed from the formula.Steve in PA said:Your kidding right? :banghead:
Apparently, policy says shoot to kill, and common sense is removed from the formula.
BANNED FROM GLOCK TALK, 5-28-04!
The shooting was justified, but the killing wasn't necessary.
Uh, no, I could hit a leg 10 to 15 ft, repeatedly and wouldn't even need to sight.
goose said:Approx. 3 yrs ago, a man in MPLS, Minn was waving a machette in public. The cops were called and told him to drop it. After a few warnings, the cops blew him away. There were several pictures in the paper showing the man before he was killed and the cop cars near him. My question! Why didn't a cop drive a patrol car and hit him......a broken leg, a few broken ribs? To me til the day I die, I considered this action murder.
Why didn't a cop drive a patrol car and hit him?
"Are your officers not trained to disarm a man with a knife without using lethal force?"
Them's some pretty powerful words spoken to a rather skeptical audience, especially coming from someone who hasn't cited their credentials as to how they can pull off such fantastic feat during an adrenalin dump over those us who've either had training or are trainers ourselves, and who make no such similar claims ourselves.......all without using sights.
You WILL be sliced. You WILL be cut, and you WILL be cut badly. I don't give a flying fart about how effective someone says this "technique" is or is not, here is the truth: If you face someone with a knife, and you decide to take them on, count on serious injury--TO YOURSELF.