Posted: Sun Oct 29, 2006 4:59 pm
I don't know what state your from, but apperently u have never been on brookhurst blvd in the afteroons? this wasn't a situation that was already there and i just pulled up like a dumbass, I am probebly one of the few people that ARE very aware of my surroundings.DINSTAAR wrote:From my understanding there are three reasons that law enforcement is trained to shoot for center mass. The first is because they want the suspect immobilized. The second is because the average human torso is 2 square foot target vs a 6 square inch arm or leg for a target. The third reason is because under normal circumstances there is enough resistance with a torso to keep a bullet from travelling though the suspect and hitting an innocent civilian in the background.
As for the person that posted about ending up on the wrong end of the police gunbarrel while driving past an arrest in progress. I would call that a lack of situational awareness. If you are aware of your surroundings when out and about you can avoid putting yourself in that specific situation as well as many others like getting run over by an emergency vehicle, or getting car-jacked at a stoplight. Just my opinion there.
things like this happen fast. and whe they do happen. maybe you don't know california traffic. but when your stuck stoped in ur lane. u can't go left, u can't go right, u cant go back and u can't go forword, cars are on ur ass. and if u leave enough space to the person in front of u so that if need be u can pull out. somone jumps in that space, first chance they got.
that situation had nothing to do with being aware, ur sitting at a light. and cops come up and draw a wepon on someone, and then more come. u can't move your car, all u can do is get out. and run off somewhere.
sorry but it had nothing to do with not being aware.