Don't they teach cops to shoot people in the extremities? With most of this guys already amputated, the head was about the only option...

 

 

Center mass.

Center mass.

 

When did center mass become the head? Because a guy that was confined to a wheelchair was shot in the head. Don't the police teach not to shoot for the head? I think they do. I also think if you have time to aim and shoot for the head that you have enough time to realize that you should not be shooting.

When did center mass become the head? Because a guy that was confined to a wheelchair was shot in the head. Don't the police teach not to shoot for the head? I think they do. I also think if you have time to aim and shoot for the head that you have enough time to realize that you should not be shooting.

 

That's where you are wrong and I mean that about your entire post. I respect your feelings and thoughts but you weren't there, neither was I. I'm trusting the judgement of the guy that was sworn to protect. Again like I have said and would say time and time again an officers responsibilities don't entail putting themselves in harms way if it's not necessary. Too many people watch tv/movies and say they could've handled it differently, that's not what they're trained to do.

 

 

I wish a tazer had been used, I wish the person that caused all of this wasn't dead but again this isn't a perfect world. I value life and really hate to hear that one was lost, but in my mind the officer was trying to save another life. I'm sorry we disagree but that's just my take on the matter.

 

When did center mass become the head? Because a guy that was confined to a wheelchair was shot in the head. Don't the police teach not to shoot for the head? I think they do. I also think if you have time to aim and shoot for the head that you have enough time to realize that you should not be shooting.

 

You honestly don't have a clue how police are trained but you like to pretend you do if it benefits your argument.

You honestly don't have a clue how police are trained but you like to pretend you do if it benefits your argument.

 

And that's the truth.

When did center mass become the head? Because a guy that was confined to a wheelchair was shot in the head. Don't the police teach not to shoot for the head? I think they do. I also think if you have time to aim and shoot for the head that you have enough time to realize that you should not be shooting.

Police are taught to shoot at the biggest target presented, in most cases that is "Center Mass." In this case a man sitting in a chair the biggest target presented would be the head and shoulder area. As far as taking a lot of time to aim for the head, at close range they are trained to point and shoot. They are not sitting there lining up the sights and checking wind-age like a sniper. If it was a silver pen as is now being reported then it definitely could have caused a severe and possibly life threatening injury to the officer. Like I asked before, would the officer have been justified in shooting the man if he had stuck the pen in the neck of the other officer? If Yes, then he was justified in doing so prior to that act have being committed.