Correct, Chris. The use of disabling wounds is nearly impossible to do,
except in western movies and TV. The goal is to stop a person from doing
more damage, hence the shot to the torso.
From: Chris Barker [mailto:ftog@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Thursday, December 23, 2010 9:05 AM
To: Olympus Camera Discussion
Subject: Re: [OM] Gasp! (OT)
They are all short-range, Brian, and might put the officer within range of
an offensive weapon.
I suspect that they don't do wounding because those parts are very difficult
to hit; or perhaps it is because they are trained to stop an assailant as
quickly as possible and slightly gouging a leg won't do that.
Chris
On 23 Dec 2010, at 14:59, Brian Swale wrote:
> I usually wonder why, in situations such as this, they don't routinely
deploy
> something such as tear-gas, pepper spray, and tazers (now available freely
> here), to remotely calm and control such young guys without killing them.
>
> And when they fire a rifle/pistol, they seem to aim for the chest rather
than a
> leg etc which could give a disabling non-lethal wound..
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