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> I think it can be very easily assumed once a single officer opens fire at a moving vehicle the rest will assume a threat was assessed. The flipside of that i

> I think it can be very easily assumed once a single officer opens fire at a moving vehicle the rest will assume a threat was assessed. The flipside of that is that individual officers have greater opportunity to be more strategic and deliberate with their shots. > The focus of this thread should clearly be on why the first officer perceived a threat this wrongly - not how many rounds were fired. The number of rounds fired is itself a problem, on top of them being fired without anything vaguely resembling good cause. It suggests blind fear on the shooters' part rather than actually assessing and verifying a threat. > That's not what happened here. That's exactly what happened here. Cops got scared of a cop-killing rogue cop, said cops saw something that vaguely resembled said cop-killer's vehicle, said cops immediately panicked and emptied their magazines at it. > These officers probably had 2 or 3 spare magazines on their person. Which one would then have to reload. Reload time might not seem like that big of a deal, but it still adds precious seconds that would mean the difference between life and death - you know, assuming this was an actual threat.

Alupis 4y ago
> The flipside of that is that individual officers have greater opportunity to be more strategic and deliberate with their shots. > It suggests blind fear on the shooters' part > rather than actually assessing and verifying a threat. I sound like a broken record by now - but this isn't a movie.
- yellowapple 4y ago
  Nobody said this is a movie. If cops expect to have special powers and privileges over the general public, then it's only reasonable to expect them to have better training than the general public. Likewise, if cops expect to be paid money to use firearms, then it's only reasonable to expect them to be competent at using firearms. Like, this is basic shit that even your average moron shooting Jim Beam bottles off fenceposts could tell you. That you seem to think that basic firearm competency is the stuff of Hollywood is yet another thing that is in and of itself deeply concerning.
  - Alupis 4y ago
    I do wager to say you have no idea what you are talking about.
    - yellowapple 4y ago
      Then you would do poorly at the casinos here in Reno :)

Alupis 4y ago

> The flipside of that is that individual officers have greater opportunity to be more strategic and deliberate with their shots. > It suggests blind fear on the shooters' part > rather than actually assessing and verifying a threat. I sound like a broken record by now - but this isn't a movie.

yellowapple 4y ago
Nobody said this is a movie. If cops expect to have special powers and privileges over the general public, then it's only reasonable to expect them to have better training than the general public. Likewise, if cops expect to be paid money to use firearms, then it's only reasonable to expect them to be competent at using firearms. Like, this is basic shit that even your average moron shooting Jim Beam bottles off fenceposts could tell you. That you seem to think that basic firearm competency is the stuff of Hollywood is yet another thing that is in and of itself deeply concerning.
- Alupis 4y ago
  I do wager to say you have no idea what you are talking about.
  - yellowapple 4y ago
    Then you would do poorly at the casinos here in Reno :)