D41 wrote:Using a firearm, the policy is ALWAYS shoot to kill.
Fwiw I'm not disputing that the policy those officers were adhering to is clear.
Nor am I suggesting that the presence of what appeared to be bomb vests did not dictate the action that they would be expected to take.
I am simply suggesting that the protocols that they followed actually play to the wishes of those behind these actions. ?
Dead is easiest, safest and therefore arguably preferable. I'm just pointing out that it may not actually be best.?
Different world, different application, different intentions & therefore can bear no relevance to this...
..However the sniper training used to impress on us that a mortally wounded target was usually far preferable to a kill shot. Maybe I'm just as brainwashed & bigoted in my own way as those attackers.