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35. Respectfully, you knowledge about firearms and police tactics appears minimal.

Wed Dec 31, 2014, 01:46 PM

Dec 2014

Your motivations are noble, but shooting to wound is "Hollywood" because it's virtually impossible to accomplish and endangers police officers and the public in real life.

Continuum of force applies to measures employed before a gun is drawn, like using mace or a taser, and to a threat that is not immediately lethal, but still non-compliant.

With respect to this particular story, how would you propose the police shoot to disable a suspect sitting behind the steering wheel of a moving car while it's being driven right at them?

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Police fatally shoot suspect in Drexel Hill [View all] Historic NY Dec 2014 OP

The man was obviously mentally ill. crim son Dec 2014 #1

Bump a cop or a cop car while you're in a car and you're dead meat. Comrade Grumpy Dec 2014 #2

They rear-ended him and shot him for it FreakinDJ Dec 2014 #3

It wouldnt be the first time 951-Riverside Dec 2014 #7

Amasing what passes for reasonable FreakinDJ Dec 2014 #9

"posted rambling rants and violent threats against police" PSPS Dec 2014 #4

No, because he tried to kill people with his car TorchTheWitch Dec 2014 #32

There's another thread in GD about the incident, branford Dec 2014 #5

Apparently even a guy who actually is dangerous shouldn't be shot. Archae Dec 2014 #6

He "threatened" them 951-Riverside Dec 2014 #8

Except he wasn't extrajudicially killed for "threatening a police officer." branford Dec 2014 #10

Right. *wink* 951-Riverside Dec 2014 #13

What? branford Dec 2014 #14

I assume everything you just posted was sarcasm LincolnsLeftHand Dec 2014 #18

Nah homie, the Police can't let people dis the badge 951-Riverside Dec 2014 #21

Pacini's attempted murder so far surpasses "disrespecting the badge" as to be laughable. branford Dec 2014 #23

That's right. You nailed it *wink* 951-Riverside Dec 2014 #29

This one is on the playlist. nilesobek Dec 2014 #28

Nobody believes the cops anymore. Comrade Grumpy Dec 2014 #15

If you think the police are no longer believed by the general public, branford Dec 2014 #17

Well said LincolnsLeftHand Dec 2014 #19

This message was self-deleted by its author pablo_marmol Dec 2014 #25

Thank you, branford. You're restoring my faith in my peeps. NT pablo_marmol Dec 2014 #26

Yep, threatening a cop will get you shot every time . . . . OldRedneck Dec 2014 #11

He was in car, alone. 951-Riverside Dec 2014 #12

This message was self-deleted by its author branford Dec 2014 #16

If he had threatened the President, christx30 Dec 2014 #24

What is wrong, or "Hollywood" about shooting to wound, instead of kill? whathehell Dec 2014 #33

Respectfully, you knowledge about firearms and police tactics appears minimal. branford Dec 2014 #35

Respectfully, that's probably true.. whathehell Dec 2014 #36

Assuming Officer Wilson's account of the Brown shooting is accurate branford Dec 2014 #40

Is there ever a time when the cops can just shot to disable the suspect? olddad56 Dec 2014 #20

Practically never, and for good reason. branford Dec 2014 #22

If the goal is not to kill Man from Pickens Dec 2014 #27

"never point a gun at anything unless you intend to destroy it" FiveGoodMen Dec 2014 #34

Problem step is step 2 Man from Pickens Dec 2014 #37

Surely there are times when step 2 is necessary FiveGoodMen Dec 2014 #39

Is police violence "off the charts"? Recursion Dec 2014 #42

Of course the stats are not published Man from Pickens Dec 2014 #43

Do you? Recursion Dec 2014 #44

No - if they draw their gun it has to be because of immediate threat to life TorchTheWitch Dec 2014 #31

according to the article Niceguy1 Dec 2014 #30

Cops will say that every time Man from Pickens Dec 2014 #38

As with all human beings, some lie. branford Dec 2014 #41

summarily dismisaing everything Niceguy1 Dec 2014 #45

I'm not summarily dismissing Man from Pickens Dec 2014 #46

Evidence? branford Dec 2014 #47

Then that's fine Man from Pickens Dec 2014 #48