mr surveyor wrote:XtremeDuty.45 wrote:what I like the most is that you had the mindset to aim low to stop the threat and not to shoot kill. Good thing you waited to get your gun or this could have been bad. Even though the LEO wanted you to shoot you did the right thing by not. He may have justified you in the shooting but a prosecutor would not have. Great job.
uuummmmmmm....I really have to differ with that line of thinking. If you draw a weapon, and that action is justifiable, then the logical result of the use of that weapon is deadly force. I really don't think we should be considering the Star Trek procedure of setting our phasers to stun, as that in itsef would really open up a barrel of legal worms.
I'm going to have to agree. Shooting to wound is a great way to end up losing a gunfight. While you don't necessarily shoot to kill, you do shoot to incapacitate your assailant as quickly and effectively as possible. Death is a frequent byproduct of this action.