That makes sense. I mean, it's not like the first lesson of firearm usage is, "Be sure of what you're aiming at" or "Don't point a gun where you don't intend to shoot."
Okay, so now they're saying the patient with the deadly toy truck was white, and the cop was trying to hit him... After being told he was unarmed.
You seemed to approve of academy training in "if you hesitate you're dead". You don't see any possible problem there?
Because they didn't have a director or cinematographer blocking the action and placing the camera in advance?
My only point is they always manage to TURN AWAY right at the critical point. I can understand that happening SOMETIMES - but what always seems to happen is the critical moment is missed and then the video 'goes viral' and we're TOLD what happened by others. In light of 'hands up don't shoot' being a perpetuated myth (I'll be charitable and say its entirely possible a bad eyewitness actually really thought they saw that - myth, not lie), one would think actually showing the reality would be important.
I saw that.
I've been twice deployed in-theater and got training on engaging civilians both times. I find it odd that we were trained firing on a civilian was the absolute last resort with several exceptions (and TBH, as non-combat reservists, we were terrified at the prospect of shooting an innocent civilian even if they breached the perimeter), while many LEOs in the USA, with its civilian legal protections, get "hesitate and you're dead" drilled into them - likely not just in initial training, but in supervisors' routine reviews of LEOs' performance.
It's consistent with his RV interview, when he compared the wounds to "mosquito bites." I think the slugs went into his legs and he was a good-sized guy. If I were a plaintiff's attorney, rather than mostly an estate/wills/trust attorney, I would hate he said that...
I think the comment was regarding the myth from Ferguson.
According to the article, "mosquito bite"...he was hit once not multiple times.
I'm just glad he isn't needing your services right now.
Reminds me of the BAR and Thompson sub-machine guns that some cops used during prohibition. There were military weapons that made their way into the hands of bad guys.
