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srothstein wrote:I would suggest anyone with questions about shooting people in the back should do some research. The Force Science Institute in Minneapolis has done some very interesting time-motion studies on things like this. One study showed that a person can be facing you and start to turn as you decide to shoot. Before you could recognize the change and decide to not shoot, the person would have their back to you and you would be shooting them in the back. They have some other studies on what a person can do in a shooting that are also very thought provoking.

Yes, the opposite is also true for the people saying they would watch the person running away and shoot him if he turns around. Action beats reaction. They can turn back and shoot you before you have the time to process and react by shooting them even if you have your gun pointed at them.

i saw a video snippet some years ago that was originally intended for law enforcement training that showed someone on the ground face down being held at gunpoint by an officer. They were able to turn and shoot the officer before the officer could react. They would consistently get the first shot off.

Most people are severely unaware of the whole action versus reaction dynamic. Really, the Tueller drill is another example of this phenomenon.

There are many, many cases of an armed BG running away, and then turning and shooting back while fleeing. Or even simply tossing a shot back over their shoulder while running away.

As long as they are within shooting distance and are armed, they remain a threat and should be dealt with as such.

Another thing about shooting someone in the back, it is commonplace for a police officer -- for example -- to start shooting at someone who is facing them with a weapon. The BG turns to run away and gets shot in the back. Well, the turning to run happens quicker than the officer can react to stop shooting. That's an easy scenario to prove in court.