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Originally Posted by longbough
For example: A single arterial wound (e.g. aorta, iliac artery, femoral artery, brachial artery etc.) usually won't stop a knife-wielding subject from stabbing you ten times before he is disabled by massive hemorraging - even though he may die minutes/hours later. The result is a "kill" but hadn't been "stopped."
On the other hand a thoracic wound that impacts major viscera will frequently trigger an autonomic neurovascular collapse causing the person to involuntarily drop, pass-out, vomit etc. This is a "stopped" subject which didn't result in a "kill."
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Okay, I think we're on the same page. I was under the impression that you were implying cops should attempt precision fire to disable instead of kill the target. You seem to be suggesting that once the target is down, you stop firing. That makes sense, especially since shooting targets that are already on the ground is typically frowned upon.