Can't carry into NFL games.

 
I don't know the level of dues that NYPD members pay to their local, but when one looks at trade unions as an example the burden of training is not solely upon the employer it is largely upon the union. Could the additional training not be accounted for by the union itself? The training is not fiscally or logistically impossible it is more that no one in any position that matters is expressing or enforcing the wish for this to happen.

That much money? Wonder what they were getting.

Actions taken in the field as a result of non-departmental approved training can result in departmental discipline and open the officer to personal civil liability.

LOL.  That ship sailed.  You ain't edgy, you just trollin.  Badly.



 

 

Yup.  Best in Show.



 

Apparently it is.  They hit him not once, but twice.

NYPD needs heavier triggers to make the cops more aware of the  weapon's firing.

Don't confuse NYPD with "police", in general.  They are the exception, not the rule.

Oh well.

When your culture is afraid of guns, your culture will neglect to teach proper gun safety.

The fact that he was hit twice by "accident" sorta irks me.

it was clearly an accident.
had the officer been targeting that guy, he would have missed every shot.

Police marksmanship is actually pretty shitty in general.

They are, "on the job," up there." Not like the rest of us , "humps."

Well then, a 24lb trigger would be double safe then.......

 
Give them nagant  revolvers  you could hang a deer from the trigger on one of those and it won't fire in double action.

Three pages and not once has anyone bothered to ask what the physical details of the shooting actually were.

How far apart was the officer and the suspect?  Where was the bystander in relation to the others?  Where did the fired rounds impact?  What was the time frame involved in the shooting?  How many people were in the area when it occurred?  What was the backstop visible to the officer when he fired?

Trying to evaluate the appropriateness of someone's actions without the mechanics of what they actually did, only the outcomes, is like judging the performance in a race by looking only at the scores.  Results matter, but they aren't the sole source of meaning.  Plenty of people, officers and armed civilians alike, have gotten into shootings that were utterly idiotic, and nothing came of it because no one was hurt.  Plenty of people, officers and armed civilians alike, have taken action in times and places where no reasonable person standing there could disagree with what they did.  Regardless, it's incredibly rare that people reading the news have the ability or opportunity to accurately judge the totality of the situation from the information they're given, and their own subject matter experience.

It is not customary to contaminate a good GD thread with facts, logic, or reasoned judgement.