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Depends on who you talk to and who the instructor is. I've heard instructors and police firearms instructors say the double tap and assess the situation is the way to go. Others say, shoot and don't stop until the target is stopped and down.

Problem with this case is, what was the threat? A man with his keys or a flashlight attached to his key ring that was startled. If the guy was armed and continued after them, that would be another story. It doesn't appear that is the case here based on what is being reported.

I would give the cops a little more benefit of the doubt if the guy hadn't been on his own property, looking in his own car and unarmed.

baldeagle wrote:

talltex wrote:Of course, if they were trying to kill him...which it certainly appears they were...then 17 shots obviously wasn't enough for them.

Let's not get carried away here. About the only thing we know for certain about this case is that the deputies were horribly bad shots. The idea that they were actually trying to kill the guy is far fetched and certainly counter to the forum rules.

Let's wait until we have more facts before condemning these officers.

Respectfully, firing 17 shots at someone tends to make me believe killing someone is not out of the question. If someone fires that many times that quickly, I am going to assume they are willing and possibly inclined to do more than warn or just stop the "threat". Whatever happened to the double tap and see if the threat stops or retreats?


Sounds to me like the guy encountered some jumpy cops that overreacted.