Ostro said:
Why don't police (wo)men learn to shoot arms and legs btw? Always killing people when they suspiciously move, easy to say it was necessary.
I get that in the US shooting and guns are alright to defend yourself but, really, tone it down a bit. Mistakes happen but nobody should be shot to death instantly.
I don't really care about who gets shot or where or what they've done. If you really are in danger, disarm or k.o. the suspect. Having the gun at hand is a great advantage compared to "suspicious" movements that are necessary for the suspect to grab a weapon and attack first. Just shouting "police! stand still or I'll shoot!" (if at all) doesn't work. People might even move and look suspicious because they panic when hearing words like that or looking at the police and guns. Why kill them right away instead of aiming at extremeties when they could be innocent? When I think about it I could end up thinking it's because you don't want to pay for their lives when it turns out they were innocent and you made them be handicapped or prisons are too full/expensive..
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@ bold
because this isnt the movies, its real life. and in real life its incredibly hard to shoot accurately especially when the target is moving, and you are nervous and have your adrenaline going. You are tought to shot center mass, and thats hard enough as it is (as shown by police horrible hit perentage, less than 20% iirc). targetting limbs is a recipe for desaster (not to mention law suit, becuase the officer was specifically trying to injury and maim the target)
