Shoot for the foot or hand and only one shoot!

SALUTE well said

You are appreciated for your service and admired for your stance.

MrAfro1995 Sadly, that isn't the case. Officers can kill you if you so much as answer the door with a pistol pointed at the floor. Andrew Scott was killed because the police were pounding on his door at 3am. They didn't announce they were police and he answered the door with a pistol.

That what I'm saying I was in Afghanistan and couldn't unless the gun was being pointed at me. And lets not forget to know your target and what lies beyond

Only if he's black or brown....they never eat their own.....

Didn't one of them shot a white teenager at McDonalds?

TYT wants race war and Islamic dominance in USA

wow a gun so much power

earvase Because "Justice".

Cowards?

It's called the Swiss cheese combo

Regarding b). Most local police forces require a high school diploma or equivalent. According to the Bureau of Justice Statistics police academy training averaged 19 weeks. Nations like Sweden or Germany require two and a half years of training at a higher institute of learning. Sweden outsources police training to three universities. Simply put: Police training in Sweden is at university level. So, yes, the US law enforcement training seems pretty laughable by comparison. Unfortunately, it's not a laughing matter when people get killed due to insufficient training.

Lol. Conservatives already want every teacher to carry a gun.

egorka2201 The only way to stop a police officer with a gun is a toddler with a gun.....

im1shak1biotches that one bullet could end up being an officer's life

Because they are cowards that place their own safety above anyone else's. The job wasn't made for the brave or sacrificial type, it was made for low-education losers that like a power trip.

While vests do help they aren't foolproof, also what if the bullet doesn't hit the chest and hits the head?

i dunno man. she appeared to be a dumb, crazy bitch. it's her fault any way.

steamboat That's the public attitude that lets cops murder kids

Teddy LaBarca yeah, especially since there are plenty of nonlethal options.

Error 404: Hodor Not Found She didn't.... or they would have it.....

link me to a story that is related to that in the uk.... ill give you from 1995 uk and you still wont be able to haha

Error 404: Hodor Not Found I believe you..... I'm just saying that the woman didn't really have a weapon.... despite what she allegedly said..... Which means she was shot in spite of not having a weapon at all..... So it's worse than you think.....

The Phantom Fiddler ok, so anyone with a blunt or piercing weapon can do their thing scott free

The Phantom Fiddler, you can also add, "Take cover", "Talk to the suspect".

I never said that.

This is what I can't understand. What happened to what they used to do in the movies? "Freeze!" Do they even try anymore? Or at least shoot her foot or her hand and ensure only ONE person is shooting just ONCE. Why a barrage of bullets by 4 men for one woman?

The Phantom Fiddler well if they can't shoot unless they have a gun then you could cut up a room full of people and not get shot

Mighty Mad roid rage does that...plus low intelligence...

hundreds were shot in vegas in just one shooting, facilitated by a specific device, and they didn't even manage to ban bump stocks ffs... if that cases like sandy hook don't even change anything you know the gun lobby won. america is lost...

lurkerrekrul And then allowed to go back out and be trigger happy again

poopah1000 Civil War is on its way

Lego

just don t buy cop legos

VB3...Recurring.....

that's why they did what they did in the first place; this is why cops behave as they do: the odds of walking are astronomical..not enough cops get charged, or convicted..they should: after all, they have the lives of every man, woman and child in this country in the palms of their hands - lives they're willing to take if you tyrn your head the wrong way (according to them, of course)..private citizen are just as bad - making excuses, and not doing ANYthing to put a stop to any of this..so who's worse, hmmmmm?????????

Oh they are. they just like killing people too. They don't care to be cautious. A leaf in the wind makes them scurred and they unload their guns.

I agree, you agree, but these 'pro-cop at all costs' , 'blue lives matter' people do not. They just want cops to murder everyone, even children. They are sick in the head.

I did a quick search and got figures ranging $40-60K a year.

This is a tyt comment section, you aren't supposed to fact check what they say.

You were fine with it when it was just black people.

Wrong, I started my career in law enforcement in the mid 80's and for the 30 years of service I put in, NOT ONE officer who drew his service weapon was ever put on leave for it. Trimming this down for time and space as the process is long and I am leaving out a bunch of steps in it (this is the nut shell version) ---- As, far as police involved shootings, the officer(s) involved ARE place on either administrative duty(desk duty) or administrative leave (depending on departmental policy). Once Internal Affairs Division has finished the investigation, the shoot is either ruled justifiable and within policy and then the officer may be returned to active duty or ruled justifiable but not within policy requirement (may result in disciplinary action up to suspension or even termination) or found unjustifiable and terminated. If terminated for a bad shoot, then the case is turned over to the District Attorneys office for prosecution -- it is then up to the DA if charges are filed. Also should mention the officer must see a department Psychologist/Psychiatrists and be cleared by them to return to active duty.

W. Lee the police where I am had that for their department at that time. Its since changed. But we have only had a cop pull and discharge a weapon once in the last 5 years. Large town.

Interesting policy if its true, never heard of anything remotely close to that. I also worked for a very large department in one of the top 10 largest US cities. Officer involved shootings are RARE .... In reality, the VAST majority of LEOs will NEVER be involved in an OIS at any point during their career. There are more than 1 million armed law enforcement officers in the US (according to the DOJ -BJS) based on this number and the average number of annual OIS incidents in the US..... we are talking about less that 0.1% of all officers each year that are involved in any type of OIS. Obviously the vast majority of those are undeniably justifiable. Are there questionable or blatantly bad shoots? Of course. It is tragic when they happen and I support the prosecution of officers who are involved in blatantly bad shoots..... Was this incident a bad shoot? I do not have all the information I need to say so one way or the other....The stray bullet that hit the child is tragic. The law does make one responsible for every round fired......does that necessarily mean one will be charge much less found guilty in a court of law....even in this scenario....that is up to the investigators, the District attorney and in the case of a trial, the Jury.

JOHNACE12 how are they cowards? Foreign cops couldn’t deal with the shit ours do.

Because they don't have to LOL

Mark Wupke nah

Yup, unions

dena81 all the tools, all that training after all that they're chomping at the bit to use their guns.

Problem being that US cops are retarded just like Star Wars stormtroopers

Christian Dauz With the exception that the bullets of the cops actually hit.

Mario Sandoval and people are against giving them more training because "uuhghh military tactics scary!!"

Zero Enna even then they assume you have a weapon hidden and kill you. cops are nothing more than a rotting barrel of apples.

Peter Liljebladh yes i love your spirit

And that story made bigger news with right wingers than something like this. Right wingers still would love to see those football players punished.

Don Morgan except there are situations where there is no chance to retrieve them alive. besides, if they are found at the scene doing something wrong enough, then there should be no need for a trial since all the proof you need is right there, so just skip to the end result of the trial anyway

when you take a look at the amount of times a cop is never put of leave, this is actually a huge admission of guilt on their part.

Marvin the Martian Not true.

Marvin the Martian You're obviously a troll. I don't really care about politics. Could care less if we had gun control or not. At the end of the day, even if that kid had a desert eagle doesn't mean the would've saved his life.

America needs to train child soldiers. If we militarize them while they're young, they will know what to do when the bullets start flying. Problem solved

Kwamemane Thomas Bruh, I think he was being deliberately sarcastic to make a point about how ridiculous the Republican view of guns is

Wullabab what country is that

Craig Evans anyone can claim that!

Craig Evans she claimed multiple times to have a gun. The shame is on you for using that dead child as ammunition against America. Where are you from?

Mark Broadhurst Somehow that's not reassuring, especially in the heat of a gun battle. And I'm sorry to say that critical thinking in seconds are not what they used to be anymore. Instead of using a precision blade to carefully and surgically remove a tumor, they just use a butcher's knife for it and call it a day.

Mark Broadhurst How long do you think you would spend in jail if YOU killed a cop by missing a target you were shooting at? If you even survived that is.

He was an amazing boy

Quentin Holmes yeah it sounded like he lived. When She said adorable little boy

Eddie Fetherman they did say they threatened her with one... May the little boy rest in peace.

Yggy Squirrel Really

that's their excuse, their justification for what they did..a pity so many people let that fly - each and EVERY time........

daniel are you saying that the cops should let a suspect go that threaten to kill people?

Alex Fumo if a person is threatening to shoot a cop they will shoot anybody why would you let that person go possible grab a hostage and what not, if it was stealing or running away from a speeding ticket I would agree with you but not threatening somebody's life

or at least not fire guns into peoples homes.

Alex Fumo she was killed on the porch not Inside the house she didn't have a hostage where were you reading where she had kids with her?

Jason Saenz... I see what you are saying... if they just let her go, there may be a risk that she harms someone... but also think about the risk of shooting a bunch of bullets into a residential area... Let her go and catch her at a safer time.

British cops are competent and actually deserve a raise

Melody Lady Melody Very sad.

Harvey Cotton can confirm

no no no. Did you not see that grin on that child's face. He was obviously planning on highjacking a plane and flying it into the white house. The deputy has stopped a major terrorist attack. He needs a hero medal from the president. I'm sure Trump would love to hand him one.