Shoot to kill: A policy that was DOA?

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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.