Submitted by byzvntine t3_11dan3c in pittsburgh
jnissa t1_ja7ofna wrote
Reply to comment by lWishItWastheWeekend in Woman dead after officer-involved shooting in Pittsburgh’s St. Clair neighborhood by byzvntine
I think there are a lot of situations (most) in which we could/should expect cops to incapacitate somebody, but taking active fire isn't one of them. They're trained to *not* shoot to incapacitate for their own safety.
Lil_Phantoms_Lawyer t1_ja7yuf7 wrote
The people who think police can reasonably just aim for the legs or hands need to have exposure to firearms that isn’t just from cinema.
da_london_09 t1_ja86pg7 wrote
They also forget things like the femoral artery...
Just_Learned_This t1_ja886mn wrote
Good news! there's also radial arteries.
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