St Pete police now required to see who they shoot at

[Enrique]

http://www.tampabay.com/news/publicsafety/st-petersburg-police-chief-toughens-policy-governing-use-of-deadly-force/2157491

ST. PETERSBURG — Police officers will now face tougher standards in their use of deadly force.

In one of his last acts as police chief, Chuck Harmon on Tuesday made significant changes to the policy that dictates how and when officers are allowed to fire their weapons.

Officers now must be able to see who they are shooting at before firing, said Harmon, who also stiffened penalties for policy violators.

"It's reasonable to ask people to know what they're shooting at," Harmon told the Tampa Bay Times on Tuesday. "We carry firearms on a daily basis. We are trained professionally. It's a big deal."


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[Logical]

1. The penalties should be 'immediately fired'. n-t

[Aerows]

2. I lived in St. Pete for 7 years

I heard shots near a CompUSA/Starbucks on the interstate (not struck, just fucking gunshots). To this day, I have no idea who it was, whether it was the police or a gangbanger. I was just so damn scared, I went home to my condo a few blocks away.

Hail of fucking gunfire on the road.

[jberryhill]

3. Well that takes all the fun out of it

[Bandit]

4. Just now making a rule like that... JUST NOW??????

I mean come on!!!!! Any "responsible" gun owner should be able to agree with that.. You need to see what you are shooting at before shooting.. this is NOT a war zone where you lay down suppressive fire without actually seeing the enemy...

[Enrique]

5. you can't always have "ideal circumstances"

for example the ideal circumstance of seeing whom you are shooting a gun at.

"There may be times when you're going to have to shoot and not actually see the target," he said. "Not all shootings are you going to have an ideal circumstance. It just doesn't happen."

[Brigid]

6. Now who in the world . . .

Would shoot at something they couldn't see?

I'm sorry, but if I'm not doing it. If I were a cop, I'd rather lose my job than do that.

[Isoldeblue]

7. What a novel idea...

Especially for Florida, land of the Confederate mentality....

[darkangel218]

8. :(,

[valerief]

9. But what about the blind cop shooters? That's not fair. That' anti-freedumbs! nt

[Spirochete]

11. They're more dangerous

when it's their turn to drive the squad car...

[valerief]

14. Yeah, they always drive while on their cell phones.

[Spirochete]

15. yep, texting n/t

[Liberal_in_LA]

10. seems reasonable

[LeftyMom]

12. If Florida wasn't real somebody would invent it for comedy purposes.

[A HERETIC I AM]

13. HEY! THAT'S NOT NI.......oh....

never mind.



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