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Originally Posted by sheltiedave
Finnbow, Zeke has pounded it into our heads this entire thread. If you do anything that justifies a cop to pull their gun, they are trained to use any means necessary to ensure compliance. If compliance means you end up dead, then it was a GOOD SHOT.
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If you strip away all of Zeke's I'm going to get these yahoos all riled up BS, a decent amount of accuracy remains. I've used some of what he has said in the following:
Law enforcement has established protocols for the conditions under which officers can draw and discharge their weapons and these protocols are derived from our laws, regulations, guidelines, and legal precedence. The only reason an officer should be drawing his weapon is to eliminate a clear and present danger to his and/or others life and limb. There is no other reason for an officer to draw his weapon. Winging the danger is a movie fantasy which is why they are center shot trained .
Good/bad shot is police jargon for following or not following the protocols.
Whether the force used is reasonable or excessive is determined by the same laws, regulations, guidelines and legal precedence.
That's my take.