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Yes, very likely. And possibly one requiring a little less courage than,
say, tossing yourself under a train. Perhaps thinking: "Maybe they won't
shoot me, they'll cosh me from behind, or use tasers, or negotiate me to
sleep, or something." An escape clause that makes it more likely that
the perp would proceed with the planned action.

And don't read into that the idea that I'm suggesting suicide is
cowardly, because I'm not.

 

Well, that was witty, but not sensible. Since when did 'proportionate'
mean identical? See response to Zebee below.

 

'It has now emerged that one of the police who fired at the teenager,
who was armed with two stolen knives, shot at his legs, but when Tyler
continued to advance three of the four police present fired at his body
until he collapsed.' <the entire paragraph>

'fired at his body until he collapsed' sounds rather off to me. It's
something you do on Mortal Kombat and it's ilk..

 

You say tomato, some say tomato. I think you will find that it is
standard police training to fire at the largest body mass and keep
firing until you run out of ammo. You assume that the police entering
this situation have plenty of time to think about what is going on and
should be well trained in the routines to follow. In reality, the
average cop will draw their weapon maybe once in their career and all
the training in the world can't adequately prepare anyone with adrenalin
and sensory overload. That's why they are trained to keep shooting once
they have started. Once the decision is made to use deadly force,
there's no point stopping halfway to see if you've been deadly enough yet.

Nev..
'07 XB12X
'08 DL1000K8

 

I'm not here to make a difference to the kid.


G-S

 

I'm untrained. I don't know what to expect them to do, like others I
think the chest shots excessive. I can take someone down online with
less than a full clip on hardest on most FPS games .. but on those you
usually need to keep some ammo I guess.

 

That is the difference Yeebok,
you play online games
The coppers play for keeps

 

So your position on police armed force is that they should use deadly
force only until the person is dead, and then no more. Can I presume
that they will all be armed with a multifunction mouse.. or do you think
they will operation keyboard commands quicker.

Nev..
'07 XB12X
'08 DL1000K8

 

Almost anyone else, I'd think they were taking the piss, no question
about it.

On the balance of probabilities, inferred from other dumb shit you've
posted in the past, you're actually being earnest in comparing real-life
armed combat with video games, in which case you've just managed to
express the most pigshit-stupid thought ever seen on aus.moto.

 

In real life you fire at the body as it is the biggest target and
contains vital organs.

Even from seven metres it is possible, depending on the individual
coppers' stress response, to miss most of the time in such a situation.

Warning shots are a no-no. You use a firearm only when you are believe
you or someone else is in imminent danger of death or serious injury.

You keep firing until the threat is neutralised.

Life has taught me that sometimes you have to make a decision that
results in a lousy outcome either way. One way will be usually be less
bad than the other. You make the decision, you move on.

 

Think about a game where, when you get headshot once, the game ends,
your computer erases it's hard drive and then the hardware fries itself.

 

Unbelievable as it might be, that point was not entirely lost on me.

N/

 

Now come on IK, that's a damn big call, when you have to compare it to
GWF and KiwiPete's ramblings before you can classify it as *THE* dumbest

I guess "one of the stupidest" doesn't have the same ring

JL

 

Onya bike...

Gerry

 

Geez Gerry, in the spirit of Xmas I left you off that list - were you
disappointed not to be nominated or something ?

JL

 

No, John, I went into "reply" mode, then changed my mind and hit
"send" instead of "delete". Stupid, eh...


Onya bike...

Gerry

 

Well I hate to do a Nev on you, but after someone is dead - isn't deadly
force a waste of time .. or do you reckon they should come back and pump
a few into the corpse a week later or something ? Just to be sure. ?

I can you haven't realised, I wasn't particularly serious with the last
sentence.

 

Considering the statement was a blatant joke : "you've just managed to
express the most pigshit-stupid thought ever seen on aus.moto."

 

****, remind me to include joke tags or something next time.

 

I don't know. You're the one who raised the issue of when they should
or should not stop shooting.

And you think I was....

Nev..
'07 XB12X
'08 DL1000K8