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So 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?
by blattimwind 9y ago
So 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.