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» Wed May 30, 2012 7:22 pm

I would do the same if a mad dog with rabies was coming my way, only 10x worse if I saw a human doing the same, if that makes sense.

» Wed May 30, 2012 8:22 pm

Heck, after emptying all my clips, i would go home, reload the ammo and shoot a few more clips just to be safe. Makes me think of vietnam where they would drug up the soldiers so bad that it took 4 shots to the head just to knock them down.

Definitely scary. while we are at it, run over the body with the car as you drive away to triple-check that double-tap.

It didn't work in Jeeper's Creeper's.

» Wed May 30, 2012 8:18 pm

Yup. Zombies.

» Wed May 30, 2012 4:30 pm

Heck, after emptying all my clips, i would go home, reload the ammo and shoot a few more clips just to be safe. Makes me think of vietnam where they would drug up the soldiers so bad that it took 4 shots to the head just to knock them down.

Definitely scary. while we are at it, run over the body with the car as you drive away to triple-check that double-tap.

That's small-time son, I'll jack a bulldozer from the nearest construction site.

But all joking aside I would've shot the man to [censored], doesn't matter if i was a cop or not.

» Wed May 30, 2012 9:43 pm

and technically in Florida ANYONE could have killed that guy due to the stand your ground laws which state that if you feel threatened you have the right to use lethal force.

» Thu May 31, 2012 1:59 am

and technically in Florida ANYONE could have killed that guy due to the stand your ground laws which state that if you feel threatened you have the right to use lethal force.

Never heard that law before. Weird.

» Wed May 30, 2012 4:59 pm

and technically in Florida ANYONE could have killed that guy due to the stand your ground laws which state that if you feel threatened you have the right to use lethal force.

Well I don't fully agree with that, but in this case makes sense. I mean if you don't feel threatened by a naked dude chewing someone's face then you're Chuck Norris...which you aren't.

» Thu May 31, 2012 12:47 am

and technically in Florida ANYONE could have killed that guy due to the stand your ground laws which state that if you feel threatened you have the right to use lethal force.

Sounds like a law that is very easy to bend and exploit. I don't think anyone should be encouraged to use lethal force unless there are no other options.

» Thu May 31, 2012 7:35 am

Zombies?

I'd sooner believe a whacked out of his scull PCP junkie with the midnight munchies..

» Thu May 31, 2012 4:13 am

Guy chewing another guy's face off, and ignores warning to stop?

Bloody well deserves to be shot. Good for the cop that shot him. The world is now a slightly better place with one less face-chewing junkie in it.

» Thu May 31, 2012 1:57 am

Why did the officer not incapacitate the man?

» Wed May 30, 2012 10:40 pm

Why did the officer not incapacitate the man?

Considering he was in the process of gnawing someone's face off, I think shooting him was the most appropriate form of incapacitation.

» Thu May 31, 2012 7:24 am

Considering he was in the process of gnawing someone's face off, I think shooting him was the most appropriate form of incapacitation.

:eep:

I don't know. It sounds a bit ludicrous to me, since the officer would have been close enough to shoot the arms or legs. I guess the police knows what is best. :shrug:

» Thu May 31, 2012 2:16 am

I don't know. It sounds a bit ludicrous to me, since the officer would have been close enough to shoot the arms or legs.

They only do that on TV: it's tricky enough hitting a target at all, even one that isn't trying to eat someone's brain...

» Wed May 30, 2012 11:57 pm

They only do that on TV: it's tricky enough hitting a target at all, even one that isn't trying to eat someone's brain...

'And let's not forget....

Spoiler

You can't kill the undead if it ain't 'a headshot >_>

» Wed May 30, 2012 7:19 pm

:eep:

I don't know. It sounds a bit ludicrous to me, since the officer would have been close enough to shoot the arms or legs. I guess the police knows what is best. :shrug:

Shooting a handgun is trickier than many think, their aim is absolute [censored]e even the modern ones. And let's be honest if you encountered this and he attacked you, would you waste time aiming at limbs or would you just empty a clip into the bastard? I really am actually glad the cop killed him and didn't [censored] around with limbs and all that small-time stuff.

» Thu May 31, 2012 1:19 am

:eep:

I don't know. It sounds a bit ludicrous to me, since the officer would have been close enough to shoot the arms or legs. I guess the police knows what is best. :shrug:

As Vometia pointed out, officers don't really do that. They are trained to aim for the torso, since it is not easy to hit the head or the extremities of the human body. Of course, unless you damage the right internal organs, people can keep going even after multiple shots to the torso, which is why the officer had to keep firing after the first shot.

One could make the argument that the officer should have used a tazer, but asking him to shoot the arms or legs or attempt close range confrontation with the assailant is simply asking for too much.

» Wed May 30, 2012 10:08 pm

Never heard that law before. Weird.

You what a weird law?

On the Isle of wight, it is legal to kill a scotsman who is carrying a bow and arrow.

» Thu May 31, 2012 5:12 am

As Vometia pointed out, officers don't really do that. They are trained to aim for the torso, since it is not easy to hit the head or the extremities of the human body. Of course, unless you damage the right internal organs, people can keep going even after multiple shots to the torso, which is why the officer had to keep firing after the first shot.

One could make the argument that the officer should have used a tazer, but asking him to shoot the arms or legs or attempt close range confrontation with the assailant is simply asking for too much.

It's easy for know it alls to make assumptions of what the officer 'should' have done without knowing what it's like. It's like playing a video game where you get a bonus for disabling some enemy than outright killing them, it's easy to say 'well you SHOULD have just captured the guy', but it's entirely different when you're in the moment and your adrenaline is running with your nerves on edge, the likely response is 'survival over laws written on paper'.

» Wed May 30, 2012 7:49 pm

and technically in Florida ANYONE could have killed that guy due to the stand your ground laws which state that if you feel threatened you have the right to use lethal force.

Every state needs this law. Hell, every person needs to be armed.

Good for the cop for dropping that zombie. I would've done the same, had I lived in Florida and had a gun.

» Wed May 30, 2012 8:17 pm

In other other news, next Monday (I mean the 4th) it's the annual cheese rolling festival at Cooper's Hill. I wonder how many people will be injured trying to keep up with an excitable double gloucester this year?

» Wed May 30, 2012 11:07 pm

Soon, Miami will be like London in 28 Days Later.

» Wed May 30, 2012 4:59 pm

I dont even..

Thats crazy. Cop did the right thing though.

» Thu May 31, 2012 12:46 am

Sounds like a law that is very easy to bend and exploit. I don't think anyone should be encouraged to use lethal force unless there are no other options.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shooting_of_Trayvon_Martin

» Wed May 30, 2012 7:45 pm

Soon, Miami will be like London in 28 Days Later.

Love that movie