Carson: Cops Could Be Trained to Shoot For The Legs

Breitbart TV ^ | 25 November 2014 | Ian Hanchett

[shibumi]

Dr. Ben Carson, author of "One Nation: What We Can All Do to Save America's Future," argued that while Officer Darren Wilson did nothing wrong in the fatal shooting of Michael Brown, police should be better trained in non-lethal force such as shooting aggressors in the legs on Tuesday's "Hugh Hewitt Show."

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He specified "for instance, in a lot of places, police officers aren’t even allowed to go into the more dangerous areas by themselves. They’re always paired. Or you know, people use tasers, people learn how to shoot people in the legs to stop them from charging, things of that nature. And I seriously doubt that he’d been given that information."

[SteveH]

Be careful, you will awaken the FR Carson-bots and they will go after you

:-p :-)

[rawcatslyentist]

Ok but can Mike Browns be taught to shoot at legs?

[Darksheare]

Knew you had it!

[Salvavida]

I was a Dr Carson apologist. He lost me. Next.

[Slings and Arrows]

Rules to live by, my FRiend.

[Usagi_yo]

omigod, Warren Christopher. A dove’s dove.

[Darksheare]

http://schlockmercenary.wikia.com/wiki/The_Seventy_Maxims_of_Maximally_Effective_Mercenaries

[Slings and Arrows]

Sun Tzu would be proud.

[Cololeo]

I wrote this back in the original Ferguson days, but it's just as valid today, and bears repeating.

I find it amazing how all our armchair firearms experts are debating the fine points of aiming, the number of shots, the placements, etc.

Just some practical info for all. When the human body goes under stress, the first thing to go is the fine motor skills. That means that your pinpoint aim is gone. That is why LEOs are trained to shoot center mass. They are also trained to shoot to stop the threat. That means if they are in fear for their life, they shoot until the threat stops. There is no such thing as shoot to wound. If you have a threat coming at you, you have maybe 1-3 seconds to decide what to do and the do it. If you are injured or in severe pain, the situation is even worse.

There is much ado about how many shots were fired. Whether it takes 2 45ACP rounds to the head, or 10 9mm rounds to the body, the officer will continue to shoot until the threat stops. His aim will be imprecise, and his adrenaline level will be astronomical.

A street situation of “do or die” is not anywhere near punching holes in paper at a range. I’m pretty damn accurate at a range, not so much under stress.

So while everyone second-guesses the officer, just imagine yourself in that situation. You have already been assaulted and wounded. The thug has tried to take your weapon, obviously not to turn it in for $50 at the local gun buy-back, and he is now charging, all 6’4” close to 300 pounds of him leaving not much question that he means you harm. So, do you count shots? How many are enough if he is still charging? Should you stop and ask if he’s done attacking you? That is why LEOs are trained to shoot center mass and shoot until the threat is stopped. You would do exactly the same.

[Darksheare]

The part about chow and friendly fire is spot on.

[MaxMax]

How about issuing BB guns? Yea, that's the ticket.......

[Pollster1]

Why go for the legs? Just shoot the gun out of a poor misguided criminal’s hand, and the guy can still do his homework, without pain, while waiting to be rehabilitated.

[Arthur McGowan]

TED CRUZ.

[newfreep]

His Black/Leftist indoctrination continues to linger...

[ScottinVA]

OK Ben. “Shoot for the legs” it’ll be..
on one condition. The weapons go full auto.

[BCW]

Only if people carried empty cardboard boxes - bullets don’t go through that...I saw it in the 80’s on The A Team!

[BobL]

Still better than Rand Paul’s recommendation, which was that the cop should have turned the gun around and shot himself, so as to help “mitigate the injustice”, as he sees it. Just kidding, but would any of us really be surprised if Paul had said that (and it’s also what he wants the Republican Party to do).

In any case, Dr. Carson will do a lot better telling his people to start behaving than telling cops how to do their jobs.

[taildragger]

Again I send out my warning...

* The good Dr Carson will be the Huckabee of 08' in 16'
* He will siphon off enough Christian and Conservative votes to allow a RINO to take the brass ring.
* Surgeon General in the Walker/? Administration? Definitely.

[laweeks]

I used to think highly of him. Lost all common sense. Still sticking with Cruz/West.

[Smokin' Joe]

Looks like Doctor Carson forgot about the infamous femoral artery.

Or what is at the juncture of those legs...

The shot is about stopping the perp. Period.

DRT works.