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Originally Posted by immiketoo
There are many cases in which an offender continues to fight long after he has been shot multiple times. There are also many cases where officers cannot recall how many rounds are fired after a shooting. The first is caused by the varying condition of the suspect. The latter is caused by perceptual narrowing.
As objectionable as it seems to everyone involved, deadly force is deadly force. There is no such thing as more dead. MOST cops are not interested in killing anyone contrary to what has been suggested by Beemw335. The emotional trauma, stigma of a bad shoot, extreme liability and the highly unpleasant experience of being sued in civil court or charged criminally are all burdens police officers carry every day they go to work. NO ONE in their right mind would take on all that because they think they are Gods.
Will the officer be held liable for shooting five more rounds? Maybe, but not likely. The reason why stems from the fact that an officer in high stress is susceptible to time compression, perceptual narrowing and auditory exclusion. The other officer may not have even heard the rounds being fired. He may have perceived that the suspect was still a threat (Remember that shooting part only lasts a second, maybe two). We can not replay those officers thoughts or emotions at the moment of the shooting, but we can look at the situation through the lens of federal case law.
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Could not be better said...
To those questioning the officers actions...go get some advanced self-defense and/or handgun training at something like Frontsite or Gunsite acadamies (it's like M Driving School) and see how you do with simulations...you'll get to experience time compression and perceptual narrowing firsthand...I bet you change your opinions