Shoot the Pedo
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Not saying it was wrong, but wow! a lot of shots fired. The "fog of war". I bet if that when the officers were asked how many times they fired, they will think they fired many shots less than actual.
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I agree. I just think it is interesting that in police shooting, there is a general perception of how many shots officers thought were fired vs. the reality of how many shots were fired.
(In the above situation, the officers were completely justified. My only worry was that the one officer was backing away firing while the other one was still standing right over the bad guy. I would be afraid of a richoshet.)
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I’m in Seattle right now but I swear it wasn’t me.
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I agree. I just think it is interesting that in police shooting, there is a general perception of how many shots officers thought were fired vs. the reality of how many shots were fired.
(In the above situation, the officers were completely justified. My only worry was that the one officer was backing away firing while the other one was still standing right over the bad guy. I would be afraid of a richoshet.)
@taiwan_girl said in Shoot the Pedo:
I agree. I just think it is interesting that in police shooting, there is a general perception of how many shots officers thought were fired vs. the reality of how many shots were fired.
(In the above situation, the officers were completely justified. My only worry was that the one officer was backing away firing while the other one was still standing right over the bad guy. I would be afraid of a richoshet.)
When you make the decision to shoot somebody...
- You get an adrenaline dump.
- You get target fixation and possibly tunnel vision. That gets some guys killed, because you forget to shoot and move or you forget to use available cover (there is a difference between cover and concealment). The bad guy has a gun, too.
- You shoot until the threat is not a threat. It is the rare bird indeed that can tell you exactly how many shots he fired, if he fires more than a couple. Your concentration is on front site/target. And if the guy doesn't go down on the first double-tap, crank some more into the torso or shoot him in the head (body armor decision).
- Afterwards, your motor skills turn to shit. Most guys hands and/or knees shake. You might not be able to dial your phone or even stand up. You might not even know you've been shot.
Life ain't the movies.
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They probably just expended 1/4 the total Seattle police ammunition budget…
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I want to hear the back story. What would make him believe two young girls would be receiving him in a hotel?
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I want to hear the back story. What would make him believe two young girls would be receiving him in a hotel?
@jon-nyc said in Shoot the Pedo:
I want to hear the back story. What would make him believe two young girls would be receiving him in a hotel?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/To_Catch_a_Predator
