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It's easy to talk about this from the safety of your keyboard. Why not go out there yourself and see what You'd do.
Already One (and only one, that I'm aware of) proponent against police shootings took their practice course. Even knowing the situation was fake and he had no chance of being hurt guess how many people he shot. ALL OF THEM.
He learned that instinct overrides all, even in simulations.
And really, what, are they going to have designated shooters? Ask the bad guy to stop and wait while they draw straws? Or what if the designated shooter misses? Or hesitates?
And shooting to injure is not usually the protocols because the shots require much more precision. Something that's harder to get when you're life is at risk and you're under pressure.
Already One (and only one, that I'm aware of) proponent against police shootings took their practice course. Even knowing the situation was fake and he had no chance of being hurt guess how many people he shot. ALL OF THEM.
He learned that instinct overrides all, even in simulations.
And really, what, are they going to have designated shooters? Ask the bad guy to stop and wait while they draw straws? Or what if the designated shooter misses? Or hesitates?
And shooting to injure is not usually the protocols because the shots require much more precision. Something that's harder to get when you're life is at risk and you're under pressure.