Ultraman

If the description is true, I won't blame the cop to shoot the suspect for he seemed to have a gun thingy on his hand; however...... the cops thinks it's OK to shoot in the gas station area?!

Ultraman

原帖由 Traum 於 2007-12-11 08:56 發表

If you're the cop, would you still remember that you're at a gas station when somebody pulls out a gun and start shooting at you? If it were in a croweded area, then yes, I may not pull the gun. But  ...

A good cop shouldn't "forget" where the situation he/she is involving in the crime scene at anytime, or else how can he/she take correct judgment and reaction? Just like this case, definitely shooting in the gas station area is at certain high risk, no matter how accurate the cop can shoot on the subject, there is "sparks" that can kill too. As simple as why people can't smoke at gas station? Even they don't fire up the gas tanks directly?

Another issue is, if cops are well trained (supposed) and didn't get drunk (supposed) and so they can "shoot straight", why don't they shoot at the suspects' limbs first rather than "just to kill" them? Or is the training trained them to "shoot down any suspect first place no matter what"? I dunno ar.