Law enforcement wouldn't be stupid enough to use a doctrine of shoot to kill on site, but in some cases that is what they have. Today's police in the US aren't trained as they were 40 or 50 years ago, today if they pull their gun and start shooting they are more than likely going to empty their weapon into the victim. A friend who I have known since I was two and is a retired CA CHP has told me they were trained to first of all avoid using deadly force unless it was absolutely necessary and if they had to shoot they were trained to shoot until the person was no threat. He says today's officers are basically trained to shoot until their weapon is empty or they run out of bullets. He says at that point they are no longer police officers, they are executioners. The doctrine of shoot to kill on site isn't a defacto doctrine but it is there.
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Law enforcement wouldn't be stupid enough to use a doctrine of shoot to kill on site, but in some cases that is what they have. Today's police in the US aren't trained as they were 40 or 50 years ago, today if they pull their gun and start shooting they are more than likely going to empty their weapon into the victim. A friend who I have known since I was two and is a retired CA CHP has told me they were trained to first of all avoid using deadly force unless it was absolutely necessary and if they had to shoot they were trained to shoot until the person was no threat. He says today's officers are basically trained to shoot until their weapon is empty or they run out of bullets. He says at that point they are no longer police officers, they are executioners. The doctrine of shoot to kill on site isn't a defacto doctrine but it is there.
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Gee I would like to ask my neighbor who is a police about this and see how he was trained . I doubt that he would tell me.
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To "shoot on site" means to shoot while at a particular geographical location ("site").
To "shoot on sight" means to shoot upon seeing something or someone.
Please be clear about which meaning you're using.
To "shoot on sight" means to shoot upon seeing something or someone.
Please be clear about which meaning you're using.
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Depends on what else is going on at the time.[/QUOTE]
your right reba. i apologize. i confused those words up.
i meant to sate on sight.
your right reba. i apologize. i confused those words up.
i meant to sate on sight.