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I don't know why you would shoot unless it was to kill. Why would you shoot if your life wasn't in danger?YamiB. said:I don't really see why you should shoot to kill unless your life or another person's is in immediate danger.
PetShopBoy88 said:I don't know why you would shoot unless it was to kill. Why would you shoot if your life wasn't in danger?
Could you expand a bit on the idea you're trying to get across? Does the terrorist have a gun? What type scenarios are you asking about?c0da said:Do you think Shoot to Kill is a necessary risk in helping fight terrorism, or an unecessary risk that can (and has in one case) lead to the wrong person being killed.
You could, but that would be about the stupidest thing you could do. You might miss. You should never shoot to wound. The risk is just waaaay too high.YamiB. said:You could use non-lethal shots to help stopping a person who is resisting and could become a danger or somebody who is escaping. You are right for the most part though.
YamiB. said:I just thought, would using rubber bullets count as shooting not to kill.
Those can kill if one hits the right spotYamiB. said:I just thought, would using rubber bullets count as shooting not to kill.
cardero said:Father (former policeman) taught me three things about guns and security.
1. Never draw your gun unless you plan to use it.
2. Never shoot your gun to warn or disable.
3. Never shoot a terrorist who is wired with a bomb.
I don't know where cardero is from, but my father was also a policeman for a time. He was taught to shoot to kill. You should never be shooting if your life isn't in danger, and if your life is in danger, you should be trying to kill. Shooting is too dangerous to have a "shoot to wound" option. In such a situation, you would use one of the many other resources a police officer would have (tazer, pepper spray, k-9, whatever).Buttercup said:Are you saying that policemen are told to shoot to kill? Or was that just his personal advice? I always thought it was the other way around. Shoot to disable if possible.
There are no policemen in our family, but we certainly all know how to use guns. And when it comes to rules for guns, these are the top two:PetShopBoy88 said:I don't know where cardero is from, but my father was also a policeman for a time. He was taught to shoot to kill. You should never be shooting if your life isn't in danger, and if your life is in danger, you should be trying to kill. Shooting is too dangerous to have a "shoot to wound" option. In such a situation, you would use one of the many other resources a police officer would have (tazer, pepper spray, k-9, whatever).
kai said:the shoot to kill scenario in Britain was brought as an answer to , what do police do with a suspected suicide bomber who of course is threatening the officers life and a lot of other people besides. it seems unquestionable to me that he has to shoot to kill unfortunately the police shot dead a man who wasnt a suicide bomber and now i am not sure.
PetShopBoy88 said:I don't know where cardero is from, but my father was also a policeman for a time. He was taught to shoot to kill. You should never be shooting if your life isn't in danger, and if your life is in danger, you should be trying to kill. Shooting is too dangerous to have a "shoot to wound" option. In such a situation, you would use one of the many other resources a police officer would have (tazer, pepper spray, k-9, whatever).
I don't know. They might shoot to wound, but it wouldn't be because that's how they were trained, but because they were letting their emotions get the best of them. On the other hand, they might shoot to kill, and then make sure EVERYBODY around knew that Ted Bundy pulled what looked like a gun on them, wink wink.Buttercup said:So if let's say Ted Bundy was running from an officer.....he had no gun but they wanted him real bad. Would they shoot or not? And would they shoot to kill?
This is a good question. The first reason he keeps telling me alot throughout my life, which made me believe that there is some sort of protocol in which policemen should follow when their weapons are drawn (whether it would be for offense or defense). If you are pursuing a subject who the authorities believe and has been reported as armed and dangerous, it would probably be a good idea to have your weapon drawn and ready. Regardless, when you have your weapon drawn (and you are a policeman) there is a strong possibility that you will have to bring someone down by killing them.Buttercup said:Are you saying that policemen are told to shoot to kill? Or was that just his personal advice? I always thought it was the other way around. Shoot to disable if possible.