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sheriff on Kill vs Wound

Posted: Wed Apr 11, 2018 2:37 pm
by Fuzzy Necromancer
Sheriff says it's "better financially" to kill suspects than wound them.

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/nationa ... -1.3925449

Re: sheriff on Kill vs Wound

Posted: Wed Apr 11, 2018 2:43 pm
by excalibur
That's a pretty grim admission, which realistically should not be uttered out loud in a press release. It's really wrong and unprofessional.

Cops and anyone don't "shoot to kill". You shoot to "stop the threat", which can end in death but admitting that it's financially better to let them die is really morbid

Re: sheriff on Kill vs Wound

Posted: Wed Apr 11, 2018 6:13 pm
by Admiral X
I guess the training I got in the AF was that you shot center of mass to increase the chance you'd hit something and because it was more likely you'd take them down, whether it ended up killing them or not.

Re: sheriff on Kill vs Wound

Posted: Wed Apr 11, 2018 7:12 pm
by excalibur
I was also taught to shoot center and until the threat is down. For me, head shots are for special occasions