Shoot to kill or don’t shoot at all. Strictly speaking, the idea is "shoot to stop the threat", and whether the target eventually succumbs or not is incidental

Shoot to kill or don’t shoot at all. Strictly speaking, the idea is "shoot to stop the threat", and whether the target eventually succumbs or not is incidental. But overall, your point stands - the old idea of "shoot them in the leg" or whatever is NOT the desired strategy.