November 25, 201510 yr I would take my chances, I qualified as an expert marksman at 14 years old. Regardless of that, if I shot someone carrying a pocket knife and they were laying on the ground several feet from me motionless, I wouldn't feel the need to fire another 15 rounds at them. So YOU would take your chances because YOU are an expert marksmen. I'm stressing this again because I don't want it to be misconstrued the video doesn't look good. I agree with that. However you can't make a blanket statement that it takes one bullet five or sixteen to stop a person with a knife. That is all. I fully respect your take on the matter and think you'd be fine doing it the way you say you would.
November 25, 201510 yr I would take my chances, I qualified as an expert marksman at 14 years old. Regardless of that, if I shot someone carrying a pocket knife and they were laying on the ground several feet from me motionless, I wouldn't feel the need to fire another 15 rounds at them.Was that Military or Law Enforcement Qualified?
November 25, 201510 yr What about a man with a knife acting irrationally? Honest question. Still doesn't justify a mag dump into a guy on the ground, he was taken out of the fight by the first few shots and those might have been justified.
November 25, 201510 yr So YOU would take your chances because YOU are an expert marksmen. I'm stressing this again because I don't want it to be misconstrued the video doesn't look good. I agree with that. However you can't make a blanket statement that it takes one bullet five or sixteen to stop a person with a knife. That is all. I fully respect your take on the matter and think you'd be fine doing it the way you say you would. No I would take my chances because the threat was laying on the ground after hit by the first round. The only visible threat he had was a knife, which would be rather difficult to inflict injury to someone slfrom the distance the police officer appears to be. Having confidence in my shooting ability wouldn't have had anything to do with this situation.
November 25, 201510 yr Wow, this is BAD for a lot of reasons. First, the cop shot him with NO justification IMO. One shot was too many and 16 is just insane. This is murder. Second, for it to take over a year to get to this point reeks of a cover-up to me. The mayor and police chief knew how bad it was and delayed this for a year. Heads should roll on this one.
November 25, 201510 yr I would take my chances, I qualified as an expert marksman at 14 years old. Regardless of that, if I shot someone carrying a pocket knife and they were laying on the ground several feet from me motionless, I wouldn't feel the need to fire another 15 rounds at them. You ever shot at someone running at you trying to stab/kill you? Again, so you or anyone else doesn't get confused...I know that isn't what happened here.
November 25, 201510 yr So YOU would take your chances because YOU are an expert marksmen. I'm stressing this again because I don't want it to be misconstrued the video doesn't look good. I agree with that. However you can't make a blanket statement that it takes one bullet five or sixteen to stop a person with a knife. That is all. I fully respect your take on the matter and think you'd be fine doing it the way you say you would. I could show you videos of LE in other countries using non lethal methods of taking a guy down with a knife also. I understand they don't have to do that and if the guy is trying to kill them they have a right to shoot, but I've seen it done more than once.
November 25, 201510 yr Still doesn't justify a mag dump into a guy on the ground, he was taken out of the fight by the first few shots and those might have been justified. No one said it justified it, right?
November 25, 201510 yr Was that Military or Law Enforcement Qualified? Neither. I participated in NRA sanctioned events. Technically I don't believe I am certified as an expert maksman, however I did meet qualifications for expert marksman at northeastern gun club years ago. I guess that's where the difference between "qualified" and "certified" comes in.
November 25, 201510 yr AGAIN not the problem. I'm talking about you saying you can solve a knife problem with one bullet. Sometimes you can, that's not the case every time, especially with someone on PCP. Agreed. BUT, not justified in the Chicago shooting, especially after that first shot.
November 25, 201510 yr Still doesn't justify a mag dump into a guy on the ground, he was taken out of the fight by the first few shots and those might have been justified. Which is why I've said multiple times it doesn't look good. Stop cherry picking.
November 25, 201510 yr No I would take my chances because the threat was laying on the ground after hit by the first round. The only visible threat he had was a knife, which would be rather difficult to inflict injury to someone slfrom the distance the police officer appears to be. Having confidence in my shooting ability wouldn't have had anything to do with this situation. Ok.
November 25, 201510 yr I could show you videos of LE in other countries using non lethal methods of taking a guy down with a knife also. I understand they don't have to do that and if the guy is trying to kill them they have a right to shoot, but I've seen it done more than once. Haha cool story.
November 25, 201510 yr I can't find fatjason anywhere... Is it phat? :lol2: :lol2: Nah, just @JasonEAlexande1
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