06-15-2020, 02:17 PM
(06-15-2020, 02:12 PM)hollodero Wrote: I mean, I agree with that, and this person does rather qualify for the Darwin award then for poster boy against police brutality. The only thing I wonder is if it was indeed necessary to outright kill him. Though Biden caught much scrutiny and ridicule with that saying, I guess the "Biden approach" of wounding him would have worked in that instance.
That's not the training in any law enforcement academy. I know for sure here in the states, but I wouldn't doubt the statement holds true globally. This has been gone over before, but it is a good reminder. Aiming at a smaller target that is moving a lot, such as arms and legs, is a recipe for missed shots and potential danger to the public from those. Officers, and military personnel as far as I know, are taught to shoot center mass. You aim at the biggest target which is the torso. If you're off, you still hit the target, just maybe not in an ideal spot. Aiming at extremities is a high level risk.
In addition, an extremity shot is not a guarantee to just be a wounding shot. There are some large blood vessels in the extremities that if even nicked will cause a lot of blood loss.
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"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
