Police shooting caught on camera

[grove rat]

never heard of the rule of thumb thing... but what he told me was fbi statistics

[GhostTX]

a cop buddy of mine said that guys that shoot over 90% on their shooting qualifications usually have a hit percentage of 18% when shooting under fire/high stress

I think the rule of thumb is your shot skill set is reduced by 50% of what your skill is on the range when under stress.

[grove rat]

a cop buddy of mine said that guys that shoot over 90% on their shooting qualifications usually have a hit percentage of 18% when shooting under fire/high stress

[Broncojohnny]

I would have shot his ass too.

But at the same time it seems like incredibly poor execution for the cop walking behind him to ever be within striking distance.

[Binky]

How big a target is the leg? Compare that to the chest.

And, even if you did shoot someone in the leg, if you hit the femoral artery the guy is dead within minutes due to bleeding out.

Cops aren't marksmen. Esepcially under stress. Don't believe the movies or video games that you can "choose your shot" because your can't. You aim at the biggest thing that's moving the least and pull the trigger til you are sure you hit it and the threat has stopped.

If you have to apply force, go all out until the situation is resolved.

[SS Junk]

Why not just shoot him once in the leg ? Are ya'll suppossed to shoot to kill when you fire your weapon, is that the objective in that situation ? Seriously, I'd like to know.

Even though you say "srs", not sure if srs.

[GhostTX]

That guy shouldn't have moved towards the cops BUT.

Why not just shoot him once in the leg ? Are ya'll suppossed to shoot to kill when you fire your weapon, is that the objective in that situation ? Seriously, I'd like to know.

I betting after a shot or two to the leg, the cops could have taken control of the situation from that point. If it was a gun he pointed at the cop, I would understand.

In hi-stress situations, you aim for the biggest target so you can end the threat quickly.

Leg shots are a myth.

[Txstang1]

That guy shouldn't have moved towards the cops BUT.

Why not just shoot him once in the leg ? Are ya'll suppossed to shoot to kill when you fire your weapon, is that the objective in that situation ? Seriously, I'd like to know.

I betting after a shot or two to the leg, the cops could have taken control of the situation from that point. If it was a gun he pointed at the cop, I would understand.

[grove rat]

when i was in high school me and a friend came across a guy pcp'd out of his mind, he was in the median on his hands and knees eating grass with his car parked running in the middle of east grand

also some crackhead got a hold of some pcp and broke into my grandmas house. luckily my cousin lives next door and put two .357 magnums in his chest... my cousin tried to get him to just leave but he reached for a pistol he had in his waistband. bad idea

[FunFordCobra]

They were ending what they thought was a threat. Once a cop pulls a weapon it is not to injure or maim someone, but rather end a threat, and that means shoot them until they stop moving.

Haha I know in the CHL class I took a few months back, they told us to give someone CPR if we had to drop them afterwards...

[Snatch Napkin]

The first five shots turned him around. The next five put him down.

Dipshit kid.

[mikec]

Honestly? Who does PCP anymore? I've never seen it or even known anyone that's ever tried it...and I've got some "adventurous" friends. And still people use it as an excuse to buy a .40 over a 9mm...for that completely random chance that you're going to encounter somone high on a drug that practically no one ever uses. Anyways...

I don't think that kid was actually going to hit the officer, I think he was check-swinging to try and get him to back off. Kind of a natural defense move to try and create some distance. But, I understand why the other cop had to shoot him and can't fault him for it.

I put forth that same question a couple weeks ago and was informed that it is on the comeback, fwiw.

<---never seen it or knew anyone who used it (to my knowledge) either...

[Steve]

It just seems it was a pissed off young kid thinking "it won't happen to me" but he was clearly wrong. You don't threaten anyone when they have a gun pointed at your head.

[SS Junk]

There sure is a lot of bleeding hearts in here.

The guy was tasered and still resisting. Obviously, he wasn't playing with a full deck and/or was under the influence of something. Looks like suicide by cop to me. What do you expect to happen if you motion to strike an officer with a weapon? A pat on the head and an Oreo cookie?

I expect death to be a last resort if you don't have a beast that wants nothing other than to taste human flesh.
If normal joe citizen did that and did not have the convenience of reliable witnesses or video they would be in a world of shit.

[grove rat]

The guy was tasered and still resisting. Obviously, he wasn't playing with a full deck and/or was under the influence of something. Looks like suicide by cop to me. What do you expect to happen if you motion to strike an officer with a weapon? A pat on the head and an Oreo cookie?

GTFO of here with all that logical thinking!!!