[waterhog]

SHOOT TO KILL

there are 2 sides to shooting,
the consciences can get no bigger,
but when you have anaRCHY resting on a trigger,
i think its time the ones hit are the ones looting.
dont get me wrong,
i am with the ones being done over,
because Westminster is driving a 4 wheel rover,
clearly saying the less well off dont belong.
there will be Case's of death,
in which the police will act corrupt,
from the past we must remember when it did abrupt,
Mark Dougan for sure is to take your breath.
but i will not be swayed,
even if there are coppers that are shrewd,
because our justice system will deal with and not exclude,
and hardened criminals should never have shade.
if you have a gun or impersonate,
then your voice is now hidden,
if you are rioting or doing anything forbidden,
sorry but the police have my permission to assassinate.


( I DO FEEL SO THAT RIOTS DONT EVER HAPPEN AGAIN THE SMALL MINORITY THAT CAUSE TROUBLE SHOULD FEEL THE FALSE OF THE LAW AND IF THEY CHOOSE TO DO CRIMINAL THINGS THEY THEY HAVE TAKEN THERE CHOICE IN MAYBE BEING HURT OR SHOT AT - ITS QUITE SIMPLE I THINK - STICK TO THE LAW AND YOU WILL AVOID TROUBLE - AND AS FOR THE POLICE THAT ABUSE THERE LAWS - THEN THEY ARE DEALT WITH ACCORDINGILY.)

[arista]

Caps - Illegal on here.

Shoot yes
no need to Kill

[Shasown]

Its not shooting just for rioting Joe, nor is it shoot to kill.

Police marksmen are trained to shoot only as a last resort in order to prevent danger to lives.

The only time shots would be fired would be to prevent rioters torching a building in which they believed there were other people, even then it would be done only as a last resort in order to prevent the danger.

When they do fire they aim at the centre of the largest visible mass in order to reduce the possibility of the rounds fired missing their target and taking out (relatively) innocent bystanders. It just so happens that this is generally the centre of the body where most of the vital organs are contained. Being shot in the heart and lungs etc does tend to spoil a persons day.

[Pyramid*]

Originally Posted by arista

Caps - Illegal on here.

Shoot yes
no need to Kill

Very much depends on the circumstances.

ie: Bin Laden - imo def was a shoot to kill. Sometimes opportunities don't present themselves twice.

Re riots: shoot to maim, not kill unless there is cause to believe 'rioter' is in danger of causing serious harm/death to a.n.other. If cops get too trigger happy it cannot be a step in the right direction.

[MTVN]

I don't think they should ever shoot to kill unless it's completely unavoidable

[Crimson Dynamo]

Only for the cast of Eastenders

[Ramsay]