Police reservist shoots 'robbers'

**b20** · 20-10-2010, 17:23

It's all good and well crying "the law favours the criminals etc." and encouraging more decisive action from the boys in blue. But its important to try and put YOURSELF into a situation, and imagine what the correct police action/reaction would be in that case.

Not so quick to shout "shoot to kill" now are we. If I am ever in a situation where my possession of firearm causes a misunderstanding, the last thing I want is a trigger happy policeman egged on by hysterical public opinion...

**BGL** · 21-10-2010, 09:37

Of course not - but these guys weren't coming home from the range.

Originally Posted by SSP

So youre coming home from the range and some policeman opens up on you because he was "suspicious", was he justified? After all you had guns in the car.

**SSP** · 21-10-2010, 09:51

Originally Posted by BGL

Of course not - but these guys weren't coming home from the range.

The policeman didn't and couldn't have known that. At least from the limited information that we have at hand.

**BGL** · 21-10-2010, 10:20

Thats the trouble - we don't know the facts.
I agree with you though - he would either have to be aware of the crime committed or seen AK / pointing firearm etc. I suspect he tried to pull them over, they drove away, he chased and caught them and they pulled out there guns - thats a wild guess of course :)