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> Someone gave the kill order and a lot of shots were fired. I honestly don’t believe anyone gave a kill order, I rather feel (maybe not fairly) that police ha
by jsjohnst 9y ago
> Someone gave the kill order and a lot of shots were fired.
I honestly don’t believe anyone gave a kill order, I rather feel (maybe not fairly) that police had guns trained on him and heard gun fire and instinctively pulled without even taking a second to analyze situation. If I’m right (good video footage could help prove the theory), this should scare everyone (but likely won’t).
- blattimwind 9y agoSo if someone throws a firecracker near an active US police situation all the officers are just going to open fire on whatever is in front of their gun barrels?
- jsjohnst 9y agoI probably shouldn’t have been that vague, knew I was leaving myself open to whataboutism / trolling. Here’s a bit more specific version: “If a police officer hears and sees the perp’s gun go off, they likely won’t stop to think even long enough to see who got shot, but likely instinctively pull to neutralize the threat.” In most places outside the US, they’d aim for legs / arms as that would “neutralize” but not “kill”. In this scenario they’ve got snipers trained on him after all, no excuses about handgun accuracy. Yet in the US, you’ll virtually never see that, all shots will be into the chest.