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Thread ID: 111748 2010-08-10 06:01:00 Man survives after being shot 21 times pctek (84) PC World Chat
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1126271 2010-08-10 06:01:00 www.stuff.co.nz

And they told lies, naughty policemen.
pctek (84)
1126272 2010-08-10 06:45:00 Lousey marksmanship CliveM (6007)
1126273 2010-08-10 06:51:00 Lousey marksmanship

Getting 21 hits out of 46 into the bad guy is good for police (ignoring the 4 hits on the other "suspect").
PaulD (232)
1126274 2010-08-10 07:21:00 Those cops need more First Shooter video games for training methinks. SurferJoe46 (51)
1126275 2010-08-10 08:31:00 21 shot salute!! Twelvevolts (5457)
1126276 2010-08-10 09:30:00 just shows how much the human body can withstand and also why the police need to learn to shoot properly ! tweak'e (69)
1126277 2010-08-10 12:10:00 "Oh, I saw... Very American. Fire enough bullets and hope to hit the target."
- Allan Quatermain The Leage of Extraordinary Gentlemen

:lol:
Agent_24 (57)
1126278 2010-08-10 19:49:00 Well, that was close to a 50% hit rate.

There's video somewhere of a kiwi cop trying to stop a dog. 6 shots fired at close range... all missed!

Therein lies the problem with tasers - even worse accuracy than a pistol, and only a single shot in the barrel... and useless unless both barbs hit the target.

I'd still be concerned for Police safety if they are banking on saving themselves with a taser.

On the other hand, I wouldn't want to be carrying a lethal weapon if I was outnumbered and overpowered, so perhaps they are ultimately safer unarmed. Will we next be burying cops who were overpowered and then killed with their own weapon?
Paul.Cov (425)
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