"However, research of actual OIS incidents has shown that officers can only accurately hit their moving assailants 14% of the time in life-or-death situations from distances of only two to 10 feet. On the other hand, assailants were able to successfully engage and hit officers 68% of the time within those same distances."
Hmmm. I'd like to know the reason for the difference.
Another article proposed that the difference was "reaction" versus "action." Although it sounds like some kind of discussion of Husserl, the author claimed that the cop has to process more information about the situation before firing, whereas the perp just goes straight to business. It also explains why many perps are shot in the back; by the time the cop pulls the trigger, the offender has moved.
The 21 foot rule discussion is also about knife vs. holstered pistol. At that kind of range and under stress it's a lot easier to score a hit with a knife. You can just keep swinging/poking rather than having to bring a pistol up and aim.
I think most law enforcement has a forced retirement age of 55 because of the physical requirements of the job. That qualifier does not apply to elected officials, which explains Joe. Well, actually the stupidity of the voters explains Joe, but still...
And made of stuff the rest of us just aren't.
A bold innovation in crowd-sourced policing.
Hmmm. That really is a good article. For example:
"However, research of actual OIS incidents has shown that officers can only accurately hit their moving assailants 14% of the time in life-or-death situations from distances of only two to 10 feet. On the other hand, assailants were able to successfully engage and hit officers 68% of the time within those same distances."
Hmmm. I'd like to know the reason for the difference.
Sheriff Joe and the 13 Million Douchenozzle Gunhumper Army. Catchy, no?
He's going to disrupt the policing industry! Also, too, maybe some innocent bystander's lives.
That makes me want to listen to his program!
Another article proposed that the difference was "reaction" versus "action." Although it sounds like some kind of discussion of Husserl, the author claimed that the cop has to process more information about the situation before firing, whereas the perp just goes straight to business. It also explains why many perps are shot in the back; by the time the cop pulls the trigger, the offender has moved.
The 21 foot rule discussion is also about knife vs. holstered pistol. At that kind of range and under stress it's a lot easier to score a hit with a knife. You can just keep swinging/poking rather than having to bring a pistol up and aim.
Dick Cheney didn't a little thing like a blackened, shriveled heart slow him down.
I think most law enforcement has a forced retirement age of 55 because of the physical requirements of the job. That qualifier does not apply to elected officials, which explains Joe. Well, actually the stupidity of the voters explains Joe, but still...
I keep waiting for that headline. Car backfires - 13 dead.
mmagyar - I agree with you. Never so underwhelmed in my life.
As long as I stay home, it doesn't matter.
Figures. Those guys are crooked, even for cops.
It's better than fucking them
No it isn't. A hot, dry hole. BFD.