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Because there's no safe way to fire a warning shot in a public space. Firing a weapon without a proper backstop is always extremely dangerous and should be a la
by staunch 15y ago
Because there's no safe way to fire a warning shot in a public space. Firing a weapon without a proper backstop is always extremely dangerous and should be a last resort.
Also, I seriously doubt you would feel less safe in an FBI office than a ghetto in London. One is full of guns, the other is full of danger.
- biafra 15y agoIf there is no one around except the person that is not shot at? Why is that not safe?
- vegardx 15y agoYou are taking my statement out of context. I just said that guns make me feel less safe, not that I feel less safe in a police station. You also conclude that firing warning shots means that they have no backup, again, you have no idea what their rules of engagements are or what situation they were in and what the circumstances was.
- justincormack 15y agoLondon does not really have anything that you could describe as a ghetto.
- staunch 15y agoNo crime-ridden neighborhoods where many of the residents live in government housing?
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- darklajid 15y agoI'm not familiar with the procedure of giving a warning shot. Are you entirely certain that these shots were fired high up in the air, instead of, say, 5 meters up ahead (or behind, for extra safety) of someone running away, into the ground? Leaving that aside (I might be totally wrong and you can convince me of that): "Last resort" leaves only room for one single thing, right? And I'd put "shoot at a person" in that place, after all (potentially?) dangerous acts of warning.