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Carson: Cops Could Be Trained to Shoot For The Legs
Breitbart TV ^ | 25 November 2014 | Ian Hanchett

Posted on 11/30/2014 11:37:57 PM PST by 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."

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; Government
KEYWORDS: 2a; 2ndamendment; banglist; bencarson; carson; doctorbencarson; drbencarson; ferguson; guncontrol; guns; leo; police; rino; secondamendment
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To: shibumi
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101 posted on 12/01/2014 4:26:02 AM PST by Kozak ("It may be dangerous to be America's enemy, but to be America's friend is fatal" Henry Kissinger)
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To: shibumi

Sorry this nice man should have kept his day job. The more he pontificates about domestic and world events the more ignorance he shows. This guy is going nowhere.


102 posted on 12/01/2014 4:26:29 AM PST by kenmcg
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To: shibumi

That would increase the probability of bystanders getting killed. And of the policeman getting killed.

And it would increase the probability the perp would run free to harm someone else.


103 posted on 12/01/2014 4:30:15 AM PST by gitmo (If your theology doesn't become your biography, what good is it?)
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To: shibumi

I’ve always been more in favor of a head shot if your shooting for a small target. If the thug attacks you, the thug should die.


104 posted on 12/01/2014 4:31:19 AM PST by John O (God Save America (Please))
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To: Mr Ramsbotham

Jimmy Carter was a nice guy, too.


105 posted on 12/01/2014 4:33:05 AM PST by gitmo (If your theology doesn't become your biography, what good is it?)
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To: shibumi

Cops can’t even hit the broad side of a barn, lots of times, and you want them to aim for skinny, moving, LEGS??????


106 posted on 12/01/2014 4:35:26 AM PST by Shimmer1 (No punishment is too great for the man who builds his greatness upon his country's ruin.G.Washington)
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To: Lurker

Truer words never spoken.


107 posted on 12/01/2014 4:35:59 AM PST by Shimmer1 (No punishment is too great for the man who builds his greatness upon his country's ruin.G.Washington)
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To: House Atreides

I assure you, he’s not just “reasonably intelligent”. He’s blindingly brilliant, in a book smart kind of way.

Too bad.


108 posted on 12/01/2014 4:37:51 AM PST by Shimmer1 (No punishment is too great for the man who builds his greatness upon his country's ruin.G.Washington)
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To: P.O.E.

And trucks that pull out in front of cops’ cars with sirens blaring and then they stop!


109 posted on 12/01/2014 4:39:58 AM PST by Shimmer1 (No punishment is too great for the man who builds his greatness upon his country's ruin.G.Washington)
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To: shibumi

With every new statement Dr. Carson is going downhill

This is a perfect example of speaking firmly and confidently in an area where he clearly has no expertise.

Not a good quality in a leadership role.

When your gun is drawn and you start to shoot as an afficer you are already past the life/death decision, and you must shoot for the biggest target, the center of mass- not smaller targets where it would be easier to miss.

People who say “shoot his legs” or “shoot the gun out of his hand” are watching way too much TV. Some good Sheriff’s should get ahold of the good Dr. and have a word with him (he DOES seem reasonable)


110 posted on 12/01/2014 4:40:08 AM PST by Mr. K (Palin/Cruz 2016)
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To: Graybeard58; shibumi

Naked Gun car chase:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eeg85InzoPI

Marvin Windows car chase ad:

http://www.adforum.com/creative-work/ad/player/54667


111 posted on 12/01/2014 4:40:53 AM PST by P.O.E. (Pray for America)
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To: shibumi

Center mass all day long baby, all day long


112 posted on 12/01/2014 4:46:50 AM PST by eartick (Been to the line in the sand and liked it)
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To: shibumi

Yeah. Let’s make this guy President.


113 posted on 12/01/2014 4:49:41 AM PST by Vermont Lt (Ebola: Death is a lagging indicator.)
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To: Lurker

I would say naive. Did he see the shot pattern from the autopsy?


114 posted on 12/01/2014 4:49:59 AM PST by joshua c (Please dont feed the liberals)
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To: shibumi

Many of law enforcement commentators after the 1987 North Hollywood shootout mentioned that had officers at least tried to shoot the legs of the assailants, they would’ve been stopped sooner. When you’re firing 9mm against torso body armor, sometimes the legs are your only hope to slow them down.

That being said, I think Dr. Carson would be an exemplary candidate for President despite this remark. Remember, our Founders intended to have our representatives be from our communities. Dr. Carson may not be an expert on all things, but he’s got a better mind for the office than any political hack would.


115 posted on 12/01/2014 4:55:08 AM PST by rarestia (It's time to water the Tree of Liberty.)
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To: Caipirabob

LOL!


116 posted on 12/01/2014 4:57:44 AM PST by Covenantor ("Men are ruled...by liars who refuse them news, and by fools who cannot govern." Chesterton)
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To: rdcbn

Don’t forget, the good doctor is a gun grabber. In one interview he stated that cities should be gun free zones (Except for cops) and in another he walked that back a bit, but then endorsed “smart” gun tech.


117 posted on 12/01/2014 5:00:13 AM PST by LesbianThespianGymnasticMidget (God punishes Conservatives by making them argue with fools.)
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To: Beagle8U

I hear it’s a growth industry.


118 posted on 12/01/2014 5:00:49 AM PST by Covenantor ("Men are ruled...by liars who refuse them news, and by fools who cannot govern." Chesterton)
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To: shibumi

I just posted some comments to Carson’s campaign site that he shouldn’t be so ignorant about guns and gun issues. I am not a Carson Kool-aid drinker, but he could add some excitement and attract attention to the Rep. presidential campaign.

Also loved the “The Seventy Maxims of Maximally Effective Mercenaries”. #23. The company mess and friendly fire should be easier to tell apart.

Must have eaten in my kitchen!


119 posted on 12/01/2014 5:01:47 AM PST by simi_ed
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To: shibumi

Another reason he is a good man and an inspiration but should never be president...


120 posted on 12/01/2014 5:02:02 AM PST by Mom MD
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