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**hacker15** · 04-04-2008, 04:38 PM

Endless 'hostage negations', endless PC intervention by "administrative personnel', lots of red tape and fruitless effort - or you could handle it like this:

Cop shoots robber in the face, defusing this possible hostage situation quickly :: Vidmax.com

**Cannibul** · 04-04-2008, 05:47 PM

I'm all in for that.

gsh341 · 04-04-2008, 06:56 PM

Looked like a good shoot to me.

rmarcustrucker · 04-04-2008, 07:22 PM

yep, head shot, planned and executed from 1 foot.

jcabin · 04-05-2008, 10:07 PM

he probably ate his eyes after the coroner came.. they all sat down and had lunch,.

Raskolnikov · 04-05-2008, 11:13 PM

I'm oddly comfortable with this outcome. I should be outraged, but I'm not. Hmm... does this mean I should start trusting LEO's on the scene instead of second-guessing everything they do?

HulkXD · 04-06-2008, 12:46 AM

Why should you be outraged, yes you should trust leo's, and why is there a hammer and sicle in your avatar?

The Tengu · 04-06-2008, 12:59 AM

Well you know how we do it in America these days. We talk. And talk. And talk. And talk, and then BOOM!

Hostage ends up in critical condition.

Raskolnikov · 04-06-2008, 01:15 AM

I "should" be outraged because the LEOs on the scene were evil abusive thugs and didn't try to talk to the robber, discuss his awful childhood and inner feelings and try to sympathize with him. I'm sure if they would have just been more understanding they could have resolved the situation without having to resort to violence.....

OK, there's some sarcasm there. But that's exactly the kind of mindset that would get an American LEO in hot water if he were to defuse a hostage situation by blindsiding a felon with a headshot - a perfectly acceptable and rational solution in my opinion. He would spend the following year being deposed by lawyers and defending against lawsuits from the thug's family. In a sane world, they'd give him a few days off, slap him on the back and say "good job" and move on, knowing that the ambush-style headshot was the best solution to the situation - or more importantly, the best solution as determined by the officers on the scene, not by lawyers a month after the incident. I hope that is what would happen in the US, but I'm not optimistic.

Oh, there's a hammer and sickle in my avatar because I'm a former Russian-language student and a Red Army history buff. Yeah, it looks like I'm some kind of commie or Democrat but I assure you that's not the case...

The Tengu · 04-06-2008, 01:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Raskolnikov

Oh, there's a hammer and sickle in my avatar because I'm a former Russian-language student and a Red Army history buff. Yeah, it looks like I'm some kind of commie or Democrat but I assure you that's not the case...

Okay, as long as you're not a Democrat.

04-04-2008, 04:38 PM	#1
hacker15 XDTalk 3K Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Upstate, NY Posts: 3,128	Do You Think It Would Happen Like This Here? Endless 'hostage negations', endless PC intervention by "administrative personnel', lots of red tape and fruitless effort - or you could handle it like this: Cop shoots robber in the face, defusing this possible hostage situation quickly :: Vidmax.com __________________ If you pick up a starving dog and make him prosperous, he will not bite you; that is the principal difference between a dog and a man. Mark Twain

04-04-2008, 06:56 PM	#3
gsh341 XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Sioux Falls, SD Posts: 1,748	Looked like a good shoot to me. __________________ "For those of us who exercised our privilege to serve our country, I can honestly say we did it proudly and shared a common bond of patriotism that those who were unwilling to answer our country's call will never understand or appreciate." - Dennis Foell

04-04-2008, 07:22 PM	#4
rmarcustrucker XDTalk Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Twinsburg, Ohio Posts: 97	yep, head shot, planned and executed from 1 foot. __________________ XD 45 Bi-tone Service Model...praying for ct to hurry up and get the laser out...still carry .357 revolver more often.

04-06-2008, 12:46 AM	#7
HulkXD XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Doing Covert Ops somewhere in KY Posts: 622	Why should you be outraged, yes you should trust leo's, and why is there a hammer and sicle in your avatar? __________________ You tell 'em I'm coming, and Hell's coming with me, you hear? Hell's coming with me! Shane Smash!!! What the deuce?

04-06-2008, 12:59 AM	#8
The Tengu XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Memphis, TN Posts: 1,707	Well you know how we do it in America these days. We talk. And talk. And talk. And talk, and then BOOM! Hostage ends up in critical condition. __________________ The militia of the United States consists of all able-bodied males at least 17 years of age and, except as provided in section 313 of title 32, under 45 years of age who are, or who have made a declaration of intention to become, citizens of the United States and of female citizens of the United States who are members of the National Guard. United States Code, Title 10, section 311, paragraph (a)

04-05-2008, 10:07 PM	#5
jcabin XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 533	he probably ate his eyes after the coroner came.. they all sat down and had lunch,.

04-05-2008, 11:13 PM	#6
Raskolnikov XDTalk Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Minnesota Posts: 76	I'm oddly comfortable with this outcome. I should be outraged, but I'm not. Hmm... does this mean I should start trusting LEO's on the scene instead of second-guessing everything they do?

04-06-2008, 01:15 AM	#9
Raskolnikov XDTalk Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Minnesota Posts: 76	I "should" be outraged because the LEOs on the scene were evil abusive thugs and didn't try to talk to the robber, discuss his awful childhood and inner feelings and try to sympathize with him. I'm sure if they would have just been more understanding they could have resolved the situation without having to resort to violence..... OK, there's some sarcasm there. But that's exactly the kind of mindset that would get an American LEO in hot water if he were to defuse a hostage situation by blindsiding a felon with a headshot - a perfectly acceptable and rational solution in my opinion. He would spend the following year being deposed by lawyers and defending against lawsuits from the thug's family. In a sane world, they'd give him a few days off, slap him on the back and say "good job" and move on, knowing that the ambush-style headshot was the best solution to the situation - or more importantly, the best solution as determined by the officers on the scene, not by lawyers a month after the incident. I hope that is what would happen in the US, but I'm not optimistic. Oh, there's a hammer and sickle in my avatar because I'm a former Russian-language student and a Red Army history buff. Yeah, it looks like I'm some kind of commie or Democrat but I assure you that's not the case...

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