Shoot to kill: A policy that was DOA?

Motorboat Cruiser · 08-19-2005, 09:48 AM

All good points, scaeagles. If you have a bomb sniffing dog that goes on alert along with a person who is unwilling to cooperate with police, there is no easy solution. But, shooting the person might also cause a detonation. I think it always has to be used as an absolute last resort. That doesn't appear to be what happened in London and an innocent person died.

scaeagles · 08-19-2005, 09:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Motorboat Cruiser

But, shooting the person might also cause a detonation.

True dat. Many bombs are made with a trigger that only requires releasing. Bomber has his thumb pushing down a button, bomb explodes when he releases it. Shooting him certainly does not prevent it.

It is quite probably impossible to stop someone who is willing to kill himself in the process of exploding a device.

08-19-2005, 09:48 AM	#1
Motorboat Cruiser Cruiser of Motorboats Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: So Cal Posts: 3,665	All good points, scaeagles. If you have a bomb sniffing dog that goes on alert along with a person who is unwilling to cooperate with police, there is no easy solution. But, shooting the person might also cause a detonation. I think it always has to be used as an absolute last resort. That doesn't appear to be what happened in London and an innocent person died.
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