Re: Texas Constable--Nice Shot!
This is a mixed bag of conerns on this incident because it goes against all prior training given to LEO's. We are taught RELIGOUSLY that in deadly force situations, you are to deploy tactics that have the greatest chance of stopping the threat.
That usually means using firearms towards the threat. When using a firearm, you are to aim at either the Cranial Vault or the Center Mass of the upper body. Mainly, because these two locations will provide the best chance at stopping or severely restricting the threat.
When you take the chance of shooting at a hand or a object in a hand, (which can be moved by the suspect) you risk the chance of missing, thus creating multiple problems.....First, you just lost your tactical advantage, probably scared the crap out of other surrounding Officers, & gave the suspect a reason to return fire!
The other problem.....where did your missed bullet go...? Did it skip off a wall, ricochet off the ground, hit another Officer, an innocent child or citizen in the background...? You just attached a shit load of liability on yourself, because you just violated every single deadly force training lesson you ever got.....
Now try convincing your other less experienced LEO's in your Dept., that they shouldn't also do this......because you just did, & now your a hero....
The other part of me thinks....."If your good enough & confident enough to do this without having to take a life, then good job!"
