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Originally Posted by CDSmith
I think what Sly is trying to tell you is that not only is it standard practice among most police forces but it's simply not as reliable a shot to aim for the legs. The legs on an attacking perp are moving, they're narrower than the torso, if your shot does happen to miss there's a larger chance of it ricocheting off the pavement/ground etc and hitting an innocent bystander.
Sorry, cops will always aim for the body, dead center, in the heat of an extreme situation where someone with a weapon is attacking.
You saying it's easy and you could do it, well... why aren't you a cop?
The only thing 'easy' about your argument is people who've never been in such a situation second-guessing what trained professionals do. I suggest you go to your local cop shop and try getting as many of them together in one room as you can and then tell them they should be shooting for the legs.
Come back and let everyone know what their reaction was.
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Stray bullets are always an issue, richochet of the pavement is less likely to kill than a bullet that missed the chest or penetrated.
Cops should be able to keep a cool head in extreme situations, they are trained for it.
I don't want to be a cop.
You don't know what situations I have been in. And like I said I'm pretty sure the realatives and friends I have that are cops would go for the legs.
Maybe they just train different here in Sweden.
There are obviously situations where they must go for a kill but I think these cops didn't know the meaning of restraint based on what the media is reporting.