When cops shoot people, they get in trouble. When they don’t shoot people, they also get in trouble. Chattanooga made the news with a story of a woman in body armor driving around and shooting people.
She’s white, and the reactions have been predictable:
Let me get this straight she had a gun pointing and shooting but she was arrested without incident… what’s wrong with this pic. Our youth are dying without even having a firearm smh
“Pointed a gun at the officer…” and “…was arrested without incident or injury…”
Thank goodness she wasn’t a black male.If she was a black lady she would’ve been dead
Source: https://www.facebook.com/timesfreepress/posts/10155018460830046
These people act like cops should react to every situation the exact same way, that is so unrealistic. Let’s count the types of self-defense situation.
Why do cops hesitate in some situations and shoot in others is really up to them. They are human beings, not machines, they play it by ear and follow their instincts. Maybe the crazy woman was waving her gun instead of keeping it pointed at the cop, maybe the cop knew she was about to give up and didn’t want to die. Honestly, the fact that nobody got hit by her shots show that either she’s a horrible shot or she wanted to scare people.
That’s a big difference from someone trying to beat up a cop to death, or a naked man continuing to assault a cop after the stun gun has failed to keep him down.
The truth is each individual, cop and civilian, chooses how to act. You can’t write procedures for this just like you can’t expect everyone to own the same gun. Take a look at this video:
This product may be fine for some people, some love Derringers, some believe that if you’re close to the target, that’s all you need. Me? I would never choose this gun. I’d like to have 17 rounds in 9mm, that’s the caliber I feel comfortable with.
Self-defense is ultimately a customized choice like exercise, food, clothing, and a variety of choices that right or wrong, are of a very personal nature.
This is why I don’t give other gun owners a hard time, you do what you have to do to survive. It’s your life after all.
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