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5) Four shots, wowzers When would that be reasonable? Was the officer scared the dude would rise from the dead and try to kill the officer? In no situation would I see him firing four shots be acceptable. He should've:
a) Only fired one shot b) Aim at non-fatal areas. Many deaths can be prevents if people shoot in the leg. Then again, I'm sure someone with knowledge on guns can probably counterargue this.
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5) Four shots, wowzers When would that be reasonable? Was the officer scared the dude would rise from the dead and try to kill the officer? In no situation would I see him firing four shots be acceptable. He should've:
a) Only fired one shot b) Aim at non-fatal areas. Many deaths can be prevents if people shoot in the leg. Then again, I'm sure someone with knowledge on guns can probably counterargue this.
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I thought I would add a bit of light to this comment with regards to police training.
A police officer is trained to aim for and shoot at the center of the body because it is the most likely place that a shot will actually hit. Even a highly trained marksmen will miss a close range to a leg, or arm when under duress. Now imagine if an officer were to try to shoot at a persons leg and miss for most of a guns clip. There is no telling who else may become injured due to the missed shots. This is also a reason why they are trained to shoot at the torso.
An officer is also trained to shoot more than once, they are trained to shoot until the assailant is nutralized, as bad as that sounds. This does not mean shoot till dead, it means shoot until the assailant stops resisting, attacking, or is otherwise immobile. This is a precaution is there for several reasons. An injured and emotional person who is "winged" will likely try everything they can to fight back if they have the means. Additionally a person who is on very strong narcotics, like PCP, will continue to be an agressor after getting shot since the drug often makes it so they don't feel wound until the adrenaline wears off.
A recap, Officers are trained to shoot at the torso until the assailant is nutralized, this does not mean not killed.
I agree with much of what you say but felt a strong need to make sure that this information is known because it is a common misconception and arguent against police whether or not they were truly in harms way when they were required to use their gun.
