Wednesday, December 17, 2014

Ferguson Shooting: Why did the officer not shoot Brown in the legs?

Michael Yon
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"My original Facebook post has gone viral: facebook.com/MichaelYonFanPage/photos"

"Quoted below, Slightly edited version:
"Many people innocently ask why Officer Wilson did not shoot Michael Brown in the legs. The answer could stretch for pages.  More succinctly, a couple handfuls of reasons:
1) This ain't the movies
2) Most police do not fire their weapons much. Most are not great shots.
3) The officer would have to be an incredible shot to be crazy enough to fire wounding shots.
4) Nearly all firefights are "stress shoots." The other guy is moving. Heart pounding. Often breathless. Officer Wilson in Ferguson had just been punched in the face during a wrestling match for his pistol, according to Wilson.
5) Bullets that miss can hit someone else."

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