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Originally Posted by PAR
Aren't you removing the possibility that the guy already went for the gun in the car in some sort of struggle resulting in it going off. Not sure I could make that call if that was the case.
Cops are train to aim for center mass.
This is not a new thing, this is how it has been for decades and decades.
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I'm not removing that possibility... I think that may very well have happened.
I also can't understand what that cop was thinking by sitting in his car barking orders at people when he wasn't prepared to back it up. As you said, he should have called for backup.
The "center mass" thing is a "copout" for the police (pun intended).
This cop wasn't shooting for center mass to avoid hitting other people. He shot the guy six freakin' times including two kill shots to the head.
That's a guy who shouldn't BE a cop. And it's a guy who should be going to jail and in front of a jury to get this sorted out (like every other citizen would).
I think that DWB's post above pretty much summed up the way I see it too.