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Originally Posted by KMA-628
As a former cop, you should know that isn't uncommon.
Most of the guys don't even know how many rounds they fire. They usually say 2-3 rounds and it turns out to be at least twice that many.
Ever since the switch over to high-cap magazines, this has become increasingly more common--especially when you are running on adrenaline.
In the old days, they would empty their chamber firing all six rounds--not smart--but many do. Now, with 15 and 16 round magazines, a lot of these guys keep firing until they hear "click". The only problem I have is that after the first round, their accuracy goes in the toilet. I'd didn't catch it, but I would bet the kid got hit one or two times out of the ten rounds fired.
Now that I am typing this, I am kinda changing my opinion. Control isn't taught like it used to be in the old days of the acadamy. It sounds like these guys need to train more at "Hogan's Alley"--do they even use training aids like that anymore?
/still a justified shooting
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It is kinda soon to assume the shooting was justified when all the facts have not come out. It takes a little longer than a day to make a case, usually it takes about a few weeks before they can determiine justification. I know what I said earlier says that I'm completely against the cops, but if one of them were outside the car or their was a pedestrian near by, I might understand the shooting. Maybe not the 10 rounds (unless it was a life or death situation). But they still need to interview witnesses and get all sides of the story. I wouldn't pin an opinion on one news report.