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In reply to the discussion: Off-duty St. Louis County officer fatally shoots intruder at home [View all]Duckhunter935
(16,974 posts)27. Nobody is trained to shoot at the legs
Very small moving target that is to easy to miss and hit other people. Shoot center mass until there no longer is a threat is what is trained.
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According to the story, the dead guy had a significant mental disorder (bipolar).
Yo_Mama
Jul 2016
#37
The timing in rushing to put up stories defending business as usual, no change, whatsoever.
Judi Lynn
Jul 2016
#12
Do bright people attribute hidden, sinister motives when no information exists on which to draw...
Marengo
Jul 2016
#23
If this type of news is so ordinary why did you not simply ignore it? Why comment at all?
Marengo
Jul 2016
#14
Apparently I am addressing a psychic, as you claim to know the motive for the OP.
Marengo
Jul 2016
#16
What information do you base this determination on? Did the poster state a reason for posting...
Marengo
Jul 2016
#20
Two people get into a facebook feud and then one breaks into the other's house and gets killed.
hughee99
Jul 2016
#40
Hey, looks like the report has been posted again. Why don't you head on over and question...
Marengo
Jul 2016
#42
Stories of defensive gun rarely make national news, while accidents and other shootings
LongtimeAZDem
Jul 2016
#29
I didn't realize how often it's reported until I saw the Reddit DGU group
LongtimeAZDem
Jul 2016
#34
Well, they do rarely happen. Hell, most cops, like 90% never fire their weapon in a lifetime. nt
Logical
Jul 2016
#32
Sadly another tragedy that might have been avoided if our country had better access
cstanleytech
Jul 2016
#43