What do you think really happened in Ferguson?

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BeElite said:

cannonballZ said:

BeElite said:

Cops are not trained to shoot to wound.  And they are trained to waste their clip if threatened to enusre their safty.  

Thsi is not hollywood, where the nice cop shoots a dude in the arm and all is well.  

Well then, that sure needs to be changed. First time I've heard they're not trained to wound, but even if they aren't they are trained to shoot. The officer had a choice there, he did not have to kill Brown.

When you are trained to shoot, its with one out come in mind.  You survive.

What chocie ? figth hand to hand with a linebacker looking huge dude and his friend so 2vs1 ?

Right, and that does not mean killing the other person or emptying your clip if a lesser action will do it. Cops absolutely do not have shoot to kill orders where every time they fire their weapon the aim is to kill the target. That is simply not a credible policing policy and it is socially unacceptable. There is clearly an element of judgement as to the degree of force that a cop will use, including when firing their gun at someone. And it is accepted that in the heat of the moment even an intent to woud can end up killing someone. But on the face of it 6 shots into the guy seems excessive and there would have to be considerable extenuating circumstances to justify that level of force. Clearly no one on this thread as all the facts, and only a trial, or official enquiry will come close to the facts. But a properly trained cop should be able to stop 99% of threats from a single person with 3 shots hitting centre mass. 6 shots is suggestive of an emotional response, not a cop in control of himself.