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Originally Posted by Miniac
What ever happened to shooting people in the leg??
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I'm sure it still happens by accident once in awhile...green text. In all seriousness though, police are trained to aim at the centre of mass of a suspect as it is the easiest area to hit and stop the threat. Attempting to shoot limbs would result in many more stray bullets increasing the risk to the general public.
It's desirable but not always possible to have a less lethal use of force option such as a TASER or bean bag shotgun available in dangerous situations and have other members provide lethal over watch with firearms. Example: man brandishes knife, charges at police, police deploy TASER or beanbag rounds however it does not stop suspect, at that point police with firearms would more than likely shoot that individual as he is threatening with a deadly weapon.