"If you're gonna shoot, shoot -- don't talk."
Yeah, right. The old shoot the club out of his hand trick right? If you have to shoot, shoot to kill. The guy was an idiot.
"If you're gonna shoot, shoot -- don't talk."
For your sake, I hope it's never open season on idiots.
RAMONES!!!
All the shoot to kill people on this forum can be counted on to scoff when someone suggests a warning or disabling shot in this type of situation, but that doesn't always apply, IMO. This was a domestic disturbance, and bear jockeys and camper wranglers haven't been trained to deal with this sort of thing. They brought the same prejudice to the situation as they would have if they had encounted armed poachers who would rather shoot it out than be apprehended.
Was the guy out of control? Of course. Did he deserve to get shot (wounded)? No doubt. Deserve to die? Come on. Go on a camping trip, get into a fight with your wife, and die? I don't especially blame the rangers, but I do see it as a tragic overreaction.
One man's opinion. Please respect it as I respect yours, and understand that I do not want to get into a major debate on how people in uniform should be able to meet any threat with deadly force. The way I see it, LEOs shoot too many people they shouldn't, and not nearly enough of the ones they should.
Roy Rogers AND The Lone Ranger used to shoot the gun out of the bad guy's hand every time.