Bullshit that this was in anyway justified.
Any way you turn it, you don't execute people because they "might".
The officer's gun is aimed, safety off, bullet in chamber, slack out of trigger - instead of panicking and shouting like a loon.
Then wait to see if he is getting his wallet or a Glock.
No way in fucking world that dude can get a gun out, chamber a round, remove safety, raise his arm, aim and fire before a trained person can get 2 or 3 well aimed shot to the centre of mass.
Even if that dude is a Navy Seal/Jacky Chan/Ninja he is done for.
This is real life, not movies or a video game.
(, Tue 25 Aug 2020, 12:48, Reply)
So, if you were that Police Officer, how would you have handled things differently?
Assuming that the bloke was reaching for a weapon.
(, Tue 25 Aug 2020, 15:01, Reply)
"ullo, ullo, ullo. what's all this then? Thinking of doing a bit of shooting, are we? Right. You're nicked"
"it's a fair cop, gov"
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cumquat may will not be commenting further on the allegations, Tue 25 Aug 2020, 15:13,
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Half arsed trained I would have.
Btw, I work with stuff that could kill me or my colleagues in an instant as fast as a Glock most everyday.
Watching out for your life and your mates all day everyday is tiring and frustrating - I get it.
I've worked in war zones too, I get it too.
Shooting out the 180 bar hydraulics or the 3000V supply would save my life and be quick.
But we don't, so we train, drill, watch out and do our job properly and debrief.
Doing worse than that cop is hardly possible, he killed a man through sheer incompetence.
Fuckwits like that should not have more responsibility than a damp cloth to clean tables, so the real pros can take orders and serve.
(, Tue 25 Aug 2020, 21:47, Reply)