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Since the previous thread was getting a bit off topic, here's a new one:
Was the Italian cop justified in wasting "Carlos"?
Was the Italian cop justified in wasting "Carlos"?
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That seems likely. It looks like "Carlos" was right on top of him, less than 6 feet away and charging. That's a perfectly legitimate self-defense situation; you can't let it go hand-to-hand.
If he was 60 feet away, it would be a little different.
If he was 60 feet away, it would be a little different.
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Please note the very heavy bludgeoning weapon in his hands.Darth Wong wrote:That seems likely. It looks like "Carlos" was right on top of him, less than 6 feet away and charging. That's a perfectly legitimate self-defense situation; you can't let it go hand-to-hand.
If he was 60 feet away, it would be a little different.
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IIRC at least one officer in the jeep was already incapacitated when the shot was fired. Its was completely justified, and is seems that firing earlier would have been as well.
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In this instance I belive the shooting was justified. The police as clear reason to believe he wanted to do bodily harm to them.
Besides, I consider these guys to fall into the definition of rioters and not protestors.
Not all protesters are the same. I hate these WTO protester types. That doesnt mean there is never a valid time and place for protest or civil disobedience.I hate protestors.
Besides, I consider these guys to fall into the definition of rioters and not protestors.
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He was dead by that point, and they had no other choice but to run himHyperion wrote:shooting him was one thing, running him over with the car was another and uncalled for.
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Just looking at the still photos we also cant be sure of the timing. The driver of the jeep might not have realized the dead guy was even there. Mabye he was backing up as the cop in the back shot the protester.Agreed, although it's possible that the cops either panicked or perhaps they were just looking to put some distance between them and the crowd.
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That guy was dead before the bullet finished exiting. Better the police back over him then get forced into a situation where they have to shoot someone else.
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At the angle the bullet appears to have entered it would have wiped out much of his brain. Looks like it entered on his left side above and slightly behind the ye and likely exited out the right back of his skull. That takes it right through some rather important things. Chances are they shot him with a FMJ, typical of Euro police forces. Not much of a damage path, but enough to kill him instantly in this case.Hyperion wrote:if indeed he was dead at that point then it makes my point moot.Sea Skimmer wrote:That guy was dead before the bullet finished exiting. Better the police back over him then get forced into a situation where they have to shoot someone else.
Even if he wasn't dead, I don't have sympathy. Most of these hard-core anarchists should be rounded up and put to work on the third world draining swamps.
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I've previously stated that the cop in that instance was justified in his use of force. The protestor was a VERY short distance away, had him cornered and was armed with a weapon that would at the very least cause grievous bodily harm.
A troop of soldiers shooting at dispersing protestors 60 ft away however...
A troop of soldiers shooting at dispersing protestors 60 ft away however...
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When you life is in danger, which it certainly was, you shoot to kill not to wound. A chest shot at the ranges and angled involved would have been either fatal within a minute, or have been totally ineffective and left the person still able to finish heaving the fire extinguisher before running away in a damn lot of pain.Exonerate wrote:Well... I think it was justified, but the cop could've tried to aim elsewhere, you know? I don't know what calibre European pistols are, but it is my understanding that they are usually smaller than American ones... Still, a chest shot should've been enough to disable the guy.
You cannot reasonably fault this officer in any way.
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Looks to me like the extinguisher and tire were in the way, and the only open target was the guy's head.Exonerate wrote:Well... I think it was justified, but the cop could've tried to aim elsewhere, you know? I don't know what calibre European pistols are, but it is my understanding that they are usually smaller than American ones... Still, a chest shot should've been enough to disable the guy.
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Hmm. A near to the chest shot might also not be a good idea if it hit the fire extinguisher. Anybody know what would happen? Ricochet or explosion or just a bad leak?XaLEv wrote:Looks to me like the extinguisher and tire were in the way, and the only open target was the guy's head.Exonerate wrote:Well... I think it was justified, but the cop could've tried to aim elsewhere, you know? I don't know what calibre European pistols are, but it is my understanding that they are usually smaller than American ones... Still, a chest shot should've been enough to disable the guy.
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Carlos would've been a damn pencil when I got done with him.
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