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Any shot may cause a fatal wound. And aiming anywhere other than the centre of mass increases the likelihood of missing. Shoot-to-kill makes sense given these f

by yarrel 11y ago

Any shot may cause a fatal wound. And aiming anywhere other than the centre of mass increases the likelihood of missing. Shoot-to-kill makes sense given these facts. I'm from the UK so I absolutely don't think the police should be armed as a matter of course, but where they are we should be honest about the task they are being asked to perform.

rodgerd 11y ago
New Zealand is the same. Police are not routinely equipped with firearms, shootings are very rare, but they shoot for the biggest target (the body) and I'm very comfortable with the policy. The important point is that they don't shoot at people very often. The idea that the police would e.g. shoot a running, unarmed suspect, or follow you (in a car) to your home and shoot you through the window is the stuff of a dystopian nightmare.