[caww]

That’s a stretch, especially in light of the fact many of those bullits were fake...same with the bang bombs...all met to startle him...

Further they weren’t out to kill him, and that was said the night of the chase many times...they wanted him alive.

[Nita Nupress]

...in light of the fact many of those bullits were fake.

What's a "fake" bullet that leaves holes in a boat? Rubber? Those holes weren't made by rock salt or nerf guns.