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Originally Posted by fatlazyless
Police handguns are very powerful 40-caliber with very deadly ammo, so's probably shooting him in the shoulder or the thigh would have totally put him down on the ground from the impact shock without killing him.
CPR, cardiopulmonary resuscitation was attempted before he was transported to the local hospital.
What is CPR? ..... https://cpr.heart.org/en/resources/what-is-cpr
It seems illogical to first shoot someone in the chest with a high powered gun, and then attempt to resuscitate them with cardiopulmonary resuscitation when you can simply shoot them in the thigh or shoulder in the first place which would definitely put a stop to their knife threat without killing them.
Another police item is pepper spray that is sprayed into his face from a distance. Another police item is the 26" police baton. And, another police item is the Taser, which was attempted and it is unknown why that did not work?
There must be some better plan than going to the gun and killing him?
So, what happened with the Taser that it did not stop 17-year old, Mishca Fay? |
Police are trained to shoot at the center of mass, which is the torso. The split second that a decision is made may not include time to aim at smaller parts of a moving target that is approaching you. You also have a much greater chance of missing the target. In that situation you don't have the time to try all of the weapons at your disposal. You make instant decisions that are then criticized by people who were not there.
From the initial determination that the subject must be stopped to the end of the threat is often less than two seconds, not a lot of time to consider all the options. Again, we should wait for the facts to come out.
It is too bad that the Live PD TV show is no longer on. I think it gave many people a more realistic understanding of what police officers see and exposes a side of the population that the average citizen will never encounter.