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Originally Posted by daswig
The problem with this isn't with your science, it's with the situation you're alluding to.
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Perhaps. In retrospect I might have chosen a different example.
But I was talking about myths. The general public is inclined to think that one round is sufficient to kill someone on the spot - and more than a handfull of rounds = "excessive force" regardless of the scenario in question.
I credit the reader for having enough common sense to understand that the "science" is what's being addressed here.
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Originally Posted by daswig
Actually, it's at least partially based upon liability issues. Shooting somebody is the use of lethal force, regardless of where you aim. If you can shoot them in the leg, you have time, et cetera, to use non-lethal lesser force, so you shouldn't be shooting them in the first place.
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You're only restating a point that I make later in my post.
The fact is that COM shots are easier to make under stress, period. - I added the point about the PC-ness as an afterthought, I could have made that point more obvious but it's still splitting hairs.
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Originally Posted by daswig
And the sad truth of the matter is that if an officer shoots and kills somebody, the officer's employer will face far less monetary damages generally than if they maim the person, so that the person needs huge amounts of very expensive rehabilitation.
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I hope you're not implying that LEOs are trained to "shoot to kill." That assertion clearly shows a lack of understanding.