[molaunterbizone]

No one is calm and rational in a gunfight.

[RastusuadegeFrimoum]

Half right.

[JohnImamadviser]

Cops are trained to be. That is why they are allowed to carry the guns.

[AriaDesser]

The try and train them to react as well as possible. You can't train away adreneline.

I post on other forums where there are a lot of cops from all over the country. None had any problem with how these cops reacted.

[Foriaelalse]

That's great. None of them were shot.

People watch too many movies and television programs and fail to realize that they are not "serving and protecting" by shooting bystanders.

Nobody hears of the cop who stopped the guy w/o firing. All we hear about are things like this, so we start to think it is normal.

Like I said. What they did was not criminal or even cause for rebuke, but it was NOT a good takedown. They frightened the perp by calling his name when they were too far away, ran towards him, g ot him to draw and then they let loose.

How many did the perp actually fire? The original story had the cops "chasing him down the street as he pulled his gun and fired around him", now it looks like he did not even get off a shot....

[Patamuta]

then what was the excuse for this- no gun just a knife?! look at how many cops -why not a taser or something...
In the military your trained to only shoot 3 times -again why the need for so many shoots?
this was BS

[JulietOreira]

The try and train them to react as well as possible. You can't train away adreneline.

I post on other forums where there are a lot of cops from all over the country. None had any problem with how these cops reacted.

Think they might be a bit biased? BTW have you asked any of these officers if they would prefer to have citizens armed so they can assist in these circumstances? I 'ld bet the NYC cops would be against the idea.

[Faungarne]

I post on other forums where there are a lot of cops from all over the country. None had any problem with how these cops reacted.

How often do cops criticize other cops?

[Tic Tac Took]

Zip, lets qualify that.

How often do cops criticize other cops in front of citizens? (civilians?)

[DuesTyr]

I've heard (read) them doing just that. The seem to have no trouble doing it, especially when the subjects are cops from other departments/areas, and it's nothing official.

[loginptsa]

C'mon, anecdotal evidence notwithstanding, it even has a Wiki page.

And anonymous people on a forum are a poor example. Anyone can say they're a cop.

This is somewhat old information, but an uncle of mine was a detective, told me that cops don't get enough training and follow-up in marksmanship. That was in the 90s; with lower crime it's probably gotten worse.

[primaveraloler]

I've heard (read) them doing just that. The seem to have no trouble doing it, especially when the subjects are cops from other departments/areas, and it's nothing official.

Do you have cops in the family?

If you did, you would know you were spouting cow pies right now.

Most groups do not bad mouth one another like that (well, Engineers do, but we are the exception... ). Cops are even more fraternal. On an issue like this, you will find it very hard to locate criticism this close to a VERY public event. It just is not done.



Zip: One thing I would like for the men entrusted with carrying lethal instruments of enforcement with them on the streets is the ability to hit what they are aiming at.