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Source? This source [1] [2], a police detective with 26 years of experience, contradicts it directly: "Officers are told to shoot until the threat is neutrali
by chillingeffect 11y ago
Source?
This source [1] [2], a police detective with 26 years of experience, contradicts it directly:
"Officers are told to shoot until the threat is neutralized, down, and no longer a threat to themselves or the public. They are not trained to empty the magazine into a target."
[1] http://www.hlntv.com/video/2014/08/19/police-protocol-your-questions-answered http://www.hlntv.com/video/2014/08/19/police-protocol-your-q...
[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Brooks_%28journalist%29 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Brooks_%28journalist%29
- beeboop 11y agoI think it's possible for you both to be correct. The definition of "neutralized" could be taught to officers as "you are 10000% sure he is dead", which is only done by firing your entire magazine into them. So while not explicitly trained to empty a magazine, it could be taught implicitly. I get the impression there are lots of "gotchas" like this in police training. Evidence in many police shootings seems to suggest emptying their magazine is normal.