First of all did anybody see what he did when he hit the ground? How do you know he didnt reach for a firearm after he hit the ground? Or had a vest on?

I wouldnt say it was uncalled for cause i have no idea what exactly happened.

And you just dont shoot 2 times and just go get back in your car. You shoot till the threat is eliminated. If you have never been in that sort of situation then you dont know the adrenaline and reactions.
If somebody goes to swing a weapon at my partner beside me then its game on, your goin down whether it takes 1 round or 30 rounds. He did what he had to do. You can nit-pick everything they did. But both the officers (good guys) survived and went home at the end of their shift. All they have to do is top their mags off and get back at it the next shift.

 

Well said

 

well said nonnie. my buddy and I got to talking 1 night and his firearm instructor, when he was going thru highway patrol training, told them to unload until the threat no more. or until your mag runs out lol.

 

Good friend of mine is a NARC and they raid drug houses weekly, he has told me that it takes quite a few rounds to put down somebody jacked up on drugs. One house they entered at night and this guy picked up an AK and was bringing it up when they come thru the door. He put a quick burst in his chest, it didnt phase him, put another burst in him and ended up dumping a whole mag out of his MP5 to take him down. He started using his M4 after that.

It takes more than a couple bullets so be prepared if you got to defend your life.

 

I couldn't agree more. He was clearly coming after the officer, and that looked 100% justified to me.

 

totally justified, whether it was excessive or not is a different story. But when you get stupid ***** like this guy sittin in his "donk" video taping and laughing and giggling and **** it gets real hazy. Put yourself in the situation. You've given multiple commands to someone that has been threatening unarmed civilians. Adrenaline dump, he comes at you looking like hes swinging. Your gonna pull the trigger, not bend down and say "go get em pup, this ones all you rex". Cuz he could just as easily struck and killed the dog and still come for you. In which case its even more justified.

 

Bullets are cheaper than the dog also. I wouldnt risk my dog in a situation like that, if he was unarmed then yea let the dog work, its what he was trained for.

 

it actually looks like a conduit bender not a crow bar, either way the guy shoulda have listened and never go for a cop.....no matter how much of douche they are.

 

I think if the cop was more experienced and badass he would have popped him twice in the knees then the guy would his prison time.

 

agreed. It would seem similar opinions are usually derived from avid shooters/gun enthusiasts...
hmm.. have you ever shot a pistol in a high risk situation? How about ever shot a pistol with even just half the adrenaline surge of a life or death situation?

you're being a little left wing here. How many of those shots actually hit the guy is unknown for one. As well as anyone with any firearms training is NOT trained to "kill" or to shoot to "injury, but survive". They are trained to STOP the threat. They did just that.