“It was a tricky question.”
It was a wrong question.
For something remotely applicable, one would need a moving suspect. He turns, he identifies you, you see his face change—fight or flight becomes “fight.” His chin stiffens, then he makes a grab for his pocket.
Just seeing someone with his hand in his pocket doesn’t mean a thing.
> For something remotely applicable... <
But I did not make up the whole pop-up target thing. Police academies use them, and private training academies use them. And some diabolical training officer certainly could include a target of a man with his hand in his pocket.
My hypothetical is reasonable. In that specific training situation (on a target range, not in the middle of a firefight), should the cop shoot?
And I’ll give you the last word on this, as I’ve got a Charlie Chan movie ready to go on the DVD player.