it was a knife, not a gun...a shot to the chest or stomach would stop anyone with a knife, from continuing their lunge imo.... If it was a gun, pointed at the girl, I'd be standing there with you on this....EVERY SINGLE COP is taught to shoot center mass because any other area is a probable miss. They are taught to fire until the target goes down as well no sane cop would fire once and then look to see if it worked that gets you killed.By the time he could tackle her she would have stabbed the other girl AND his tackling her would drive her forward into the other girl also stabbing her.Did he have to fire, center mass, 4 times? Did he really have to do that? Would one shot, center mass, be enough to stop the girl with the knife? That close, seems like one shot, center mass, would be enough to nearly kill her or kill her right off, but there might have been a chance to save her life...?be specific now and explain HOW this cop in THIS situation had any other choice?Then maybe in some cases, they should not pull out their gun at all..... If they know they are going to likely kill, whomever they shoot, and that person was initially stopped for a minor infraction....The only thing I have a problem with is always, no matter the reason, shooting to kill....why can't cops be trained to shoot to maime in certain cases like with an attacker yielding a knife?
That is a really stupid thing to say. Police officers aren't trained trick shot artists. They are trained to shoot center of mass, it makes the possibility of stray round or ricochet less likely. You need to go to a concealed carry course to aid in curing your ignorance.
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All the cop tv shows as a kid, showed cops chasing down and running after thieves, or even really bad guys until they caught up with them and tackled them, not shooting down, center mass.....and killing them.
Were those cop tv shows just Hollywood, brainwashing us, about cops being the good guys, and not using their guns to kill unless they were being shot at... was all bull crap?
Four shots at center mass seems like an OVER KILL?
Maybe the cop's adrenalin kicked in and he couldn't stop himself?? I dunno?
And why couldn't he tackle her? Like in a Hawaii 5 O, or TJ Hooker?
I'm okay so far, with him having to shoot at her, I suppose, but shooting to kill her, center mass, and doing so four consecutive times, just ain't right.... to me...even if it is procedure....
So, did the girl with the knife, call 911 for help in the dispute, or not????
you are UTTERLY clueless. How many stab wounds do YOU KNOW about? How many gunshot? I single knife stab in the hands of a gutter moll (the "girl"
who wields one) is LIKELY just as lethal as a single shot. SPEND SOME TIME IN AN INNER CITY EMERGENCY ROOM