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To: Moonman62

That’s just it. I don’t think it’s in line with standard lethal force training. I got my CC training from a cop, and self-control, recognizing where you were in terms of real versus imagined threat, was on you, the shooter. They even provided an option for simulation training, again, the point being, when and why do you start shooting, when and why do you stop. You have to think about that and practice that ahead of time, because in the live shooting situation, you’re going to play the tape of how you’ve practiced.

So I say, based on the training I received, no way was this recognized internally as a good shoot. If it was held back, it almost certainly was for political reasons, not because they were unsure about the deviance of this shoot from acceptable standards.

As for the law, unloading the entire magazine in a situation like this is probably going to be a factor, because it speaks to the shooter’s state of mind. Someone above said there was a pause. If so, he’s probably doomed. He just demonstrated he had enough self control to assess the risk, and despite objective evidence the threat was neutralized, he kept on shooting. A jury could infer he truly meant to kill a man who was no longer a threat to him. No comfort I can find in the law for that.

Peace,

SR


52 posted on 11/25/2015 12:48:23 PM PST by Springfield Reformer (Winston Churchill: No Peace Till Victory!)
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To: Springfield Reformer
That’s just it. I don’t think it’s in line with standard lethal force training.

Were they in vehicle pursuit? 5 or 10 minutes?

This should have been more than enough time to to arrange for non-lethal weapons to be deployed or brought in.

A no brainer.

57 posted on 11/25/2015 12:51:13 PM PST by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: Springfield Reformer

So I say, based on the training I received, no way was this recognized internally as a good shoot.

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Police aren’t trained the same way as CCW holders. The law that apples to them is different, too.


137 posted on 11/25/2015 2:39:00 PM PST by Moonman62 (The US has become a government with a country, rather than a country with a government.)
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