Andy > wrote:

(Steve Pope) wrote:

>> For what it's worth the cops shot low so that nobody would be fatally
>> injured, and that in fact was the outcome. Nobody in New York expects
>> cops to not shoot at bad guys.

>Intentional shooting to mame IS a crime!

>Read the Uniform Firearms Act. Online or in print at any gun shop.

Doesn't apply to cops.

Get real; an armed perp was among a crowd of civilians; you spray
the whole mess at kneecap height, then in a sort of triage you go in and
take out the perp with one or a dozen shots to the head/chest. Then
continuing with triage you take the most innocent-looking injured
to a hospital right away. But maybe delay on a few others, depending upon
their assessed guilt factor.

You've heard of "triage" right? Part of the Hippocratic oath.


Steve

On Mon, 27 Aug 2012 23:15:43 -0400, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:

> On Mon, 27 Aug 2012 09:15:00 -0500, "Pete C." >
> wrote:
>
>
>
> >>
> >> What would you have done?
> >
> >I would have followed the suspect from a safe distance since at that
> >point there was nothing more than a bystander report indicating the
> >suspect had shot someone. If the suspect confronted me and drew a weapon
> >I would of course have shot them, however I would not have emptied the
> >mag nor missed most of the shots. If in following the suspect they went
> >into a less crowded area such as an alley I would then have confronted
> >them, which would presumably have led to the same shooting, but in a
> >safer area.
>
>
> That sounds good on paper, but since we were not there, we don't know
> how practical that would be. Too much distance in NYC and it would be
> easy to get lost.
>
> Even though you think you'd not have taken more shots, you did not
> have the gun pointed at you. You may react differently that you
> think.

Pete C is using Zimmerman style logic, which is totally flawed.

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In article >, Andy > wrote:

(Steve Pope) wrote:

>> For what it's worth the cops shot low so that nobody would be fatally
>> injured, and that in fact was the outcome. Nobody in New York expects
>> cops to not shoot at bad guys.

>Intentional shooting to mame IS a crime!

>Read the Uniform Firearms Act. Online or in print at any gun shop.

So you're saying a perp should be able to count on not being
fired at by cops, so long as he arranges to be on a crowded
sidewalk where he uses people as human shields?

Not much of a deterrence aspect to that.

Steve