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I wonder how many people died when police encounters were escalated to “shots fired” by their faulty Sig. It’s one thing for a gun to go off and potentially hi

I wonder how many people died when police encounters were escalated to “shots fired” by their faulty Sig. It’s one thing for a gun to go off and potentially hit someone but it’s another when the first round fired triggers 4 cops to empty a mag each.

SoftTalker 1y ago
Are there a number of police shootings where the officer claims his gun "went off"? One of the first rules of gun safety is never point the weapon at something you aren't intending to shoot. So by the time they are pointing their guns at a suspect, actually firing probably happens a lot? Or are cops actually trained to hold a person at gunpoint (I don't believe the TV dramas and movies where this happens constantly are realistic in this regard). If so, it seems very risky, considering potential manufacturing or design defects such as discovered with the Sig.
- pc86 1y ago
  When exactly an officer is trained to pull their firearm will vary by department. I'm sure every defense attorney in the country is checking what firearms the officers were issued for their clients where it might make a difference.
- subscribed 1y ago
  American cops get surprisingly little training and all the public-recorded videos show cops pulling out their guns to to escalate and intimidate, even in the seemingly innocuous situation like a traffic stop. I wouldn't believe American cops are trained with "safety first" rule in mind. The evidence doesn't seem to support it. https://hub.wsu.edu/law-justice-realtime/2015/11/18/the-increasing-militarization-of-americas-police-forces-form-of-oppression-or-a-protection-for-society/ https://hub.wsu.edu/law-justice-realtime/2015/11/18/the-incr...