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To: discostu
This guy's not a cop and he wasn't trained to do all those things. He doesn't have handcuffs or leg restraints so the only way to make sure the perp didn't get away was to shoot him in the leg. Was he just supposed to ask the perp nicely to wait there while he went back inside to call the cops?
50 posted on 12/13/2010 1:40:39 PM PST by Tailgunner Joe
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To: Tailgunner Joe

It’s not a matter of training, it’s a matter of being smart. When you tell somebody to stop you can’t shoot them when they stop. He’s complying, he’s indicating he’s no longer a threat, shooting the cooperative is both morally wrong and illegal. He could easily have the guy move to someplace where he can keep an eye on him while he calls the cops, and then stay on the line WITH the cops, they really don’t like walking into a situation where somebody has a gun drawn even if it’s a good guy.

It’s really not that hard. There’s no such thing as shooting to wound, shooting somebody is trying to kill them, period. If you try to kill somebody that’s surrendered already you lose your right to be on the good guys list, period. It’s important to never point a gun at anything you’re not willing to kill, it’s just as important to know when it wouldn’t be a righteous kill, and after they surrendered is WAY off the list.


55 posted on 12/13/2010 1:47:43 PM PST by discostu (Keyser Soze lives)
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To: Tailgunner Joe

It’s illegal for a non LE to use deadly force to detain someone in the state of Florida.

He could point the weapon at the guy but cannot shoot unless there is a threat. Such as the kid reaching for a weapon.


63 posted on 12/13/2010 2:16:36 PM PST by driftdiver (I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
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