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Originally Posted by XabbaRus
Jim am I right in understanding that our firearms cops are trained to shoot to kill when given the order to shoot / threat is considered such that the policeman can justify taking the shot with out orders and therefore it is as you said best to giveup straight away?
A bit like the case of that lawyer chap shot in London last year.
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Pretty much so, not that you'd ever get an official answer/admission.....during firearms training you are taught to aim for the largest section of the target which is always the torso (the home of the most vital organ the heart), sniper training is different I am informed, magnified/night sights etc.
In the case of the lawyer he had already previously discharged his weapon IIRC or had repeatedly threatened do so.
It would probably be at this point that clearance to fire was given should he pose a threat to the public/police etc........he did just that, he discharged his weapon and was met with a hail of overwhelming firepower.
No officer likes to take a life but sometimes you have little or no choice.
Ever wondered why the criminal seldom survives one an officer has discharged his weapon?