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To: discostu
When you tell somebody to stop you can’t shoot them when they stop.

Unless you believe they pose a threat to your life.

He’s complying, he’s indicating he’s no longer a threatI'm supposed to believe whatever he indicates?

He could easily have the guy move

Without being attacked by the unrestrained criminal? How would he do that? By asking nicely? Should he order the criminal to accompany him back into his own house where his daughter lives so he can case the joint?

Who the hell are YOU to say what this man could have "easily" done or what was going on in his mind?

As far as I'm concerned he went easy on this punk.

59 posted on 12/13/2010 1:56:21 PM PST by Tailgunner Joe
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To: Tailgunner Joe

By complying with your orders they are demonstrating that they no longer pose a threat to your life.

It’s easy to have a guy move without being attacked, remember he’s got a gun pointed at he guy. That’s where you start giving orders, one of which the guy has already responded positively to. “Keep your hands away from your body, move over to your left 10 feet, turn away from me, lay face down on the ground”. It isn’t hard, all you need to do is think and talk and maybe remind him periodically there’s a gun pointed at him. Remember the guy has ALREADY responded positively to a verbal order, you told him to stop and he did.

I’m a person smart enough to tie my own shoe that knows the simple rules of engagement. If somebody is complying with your orders you CANNOT shoot them, EVER. By complying they’re indicating they aren’t a threat, you can’t shoot people that aren’t a threat.

You better pray you never wind up in his situation, because with your thinking you will LEGITIMATELY wind up in jail. You can’t shoot people that are complying.


61 posted on 12/13/2010 2:02:31 PM PST by discostu (Keyser Soze lives)
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