Originally Posted by jtdavis:
To Direstraits, You are bringing up something that I think is a problem. Many times police fire many shots at an individual, they don't hit them all the time, and too many bystanders are hit. Police need better training.
There are studies that show when a civilian legitimately fires his weapon, innocent bystanders are much less likely to be harmed, than if a LEO does the same.
Generally, poor fire discipline is a result of poor training. And, poor training is an indicator of incompetence or corruption within the department.