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    Michael Brown Shooting

    in General Debate

    Posted · Edited by Mutant

    This is a US case, so yes I'm referring to US cops...

     

    Shooting a suspect in the arm or the leg would be difficult for John Wayne, never mind the most skilled marksman on the force, said Candace McCoy, a professor at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice at the City University of New York.

     

    If a police officer decides to fire, and is justified in doing so, they will be shooting under intense pressure at a dangerous suspect who is likely moving quickly, all of which makes it incredibly difficult to hit a target, McCoy said. Officers are trained to shoot at “center massâ€, roughly the chest region, because they’re more likely to hit the target and stop an imminent threat.

     

    McCoy said the legal threshold for using deadly force is high: an officer can only shoot at a suspect who poses a life-threatening risk to the officer or the public. She said allowing officers to “shoot to wound†would lower that threshold.

     

    “As a policy, [shoot to wound] is a really bad idea because it would give the police permission to take that gun out of the holster under any circumstance,†she said. A shoot to wound policy could lead to more unintentional police killings by expanding the range of circumstances in which an officer would be allowed to use his or her weapon.

     

    The concept of shooting to wound is much the same as using a fly swatter to wound a fly, but not kill it.

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    Michael Brown Shooting

    in General Debate

    Posted · Edited by Mutant

    Cops and Military are trained to shoot to kill. A full magazine being shot is typical for police officers, and sometime necessary with 9mm. From my active duty experience, adrenalin and training take over when in conflict.

     

    Hereno's opinion will always be the exact opposite of the majority, because he's a rebel.

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    Power of Planes

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    My nation had 6 planes and my opponent 11,000 troops. My fine aircraft were able to kill 42 troops on average if I instructed them to attack my enemies troops. I hope this has helped you gentlemen. Good day!

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