Cops shoot machete-wielding actor

**MSTRS:Me** · 28th July 2009, 09:23

Originally Posted by popa griffin

Because they are trained to aim for the biggest mass. Being your torso.

Less chance of missing and said bullet going into a house down the road.

Remember they are fireing these guns around civies.

Yet still they manage to hit and kill innocent bystanders...

**Swoop** · 28th July 2009, 09:34

Originally Posted by ynot slow

How come the cop never used blanks like in the movies?
Or why wasn't he blown to smitherines like the movies?

Reality is a concept that has been lost on Hollywood.

**Mully** · 28th July 2009, 10:17

Originally Posted by Forest

I've heard of method acting, but this takes things to a whole new level.

That man is committed to his craft.

I thought that - maybe he was getting into character to play Stephen Wallace (that clown in Waitara who commited suicide-by-cop a few years back)

**ready4whatever** · 28th July 2009, 10:48

because they dont shoot to kill.

i find it hardcase that they had to fly a guy down from auckland with a taiser for that stick weilding guy, just get a couple cops with more sticks, problem solved. problem is the cops are too scared and always call the armed offenders

**Mr Merde** · 28th July 2009, 11:49

Originally Posted by ready4whatever

because they dont shoot to kill.

i find it hardcase that they had to fly a guy down from auckland with a taiser for that stick weilding guy, just get a couple cops with more sticks, problem solved. problem is the cops are too scared and always call the armed offenders

You always shoot to kill.

It is extremely hard to train anyone to shoot to wound or incapacitate. Even military snipers who may have years of training , not weeks or days as the average police officer does, is trained to shoot to kill.

The big difference being that a properly trained sniper will know his\her equipment a lot better, be more proficient in its use and therefore find themselves in a position to possibly shoot not to kill.

Hollywood has a shit load to answer for. Perpetuating the myth that in a stressful situation a person with a firearm will take the time to put a bullet in a part of the human anatomy that will incapacitate that person.

Bah Humbug.

What I find strange about yesterdays event is that the person shot didnt have a leathal "golf club" or "chair leg" as we know that the officer on the ground is mortally afraid of those deadly weapons.

**Swoop** · 28th July 2009, 11:55

Originally Posted by Mr Merde

What I find strange about yesterdays event is that the person shot didnt have a leathal "golf club" or "chair leg" as we know that the officer on the ground is mortally afraid of those deadly weapons.

The offender had a knife. In fact two of them and a machete!

I cannot understand why the police were worried. They have been issued stab-proof vests...

Have the taxpayers wasted more money here?

**Mr Merde** · 28th July 2009, 12:03

Originally Posted by Swoop

The offender had a knife. In fact two of them and a machete!

I cannot understand why the police were worried. They have been issued stab-proof vests...

Have the taxpayers wasted more money here?

Three hands to weild them?

Whats happened to containment.

If the antogonist is advancing then retreat, keeping him\her contained in a safety zone.

Stab proof vests, pepper spray, US style batons and numbers. They had it all their way.

Testosterone and adreniline take over and someone gets hurt.

Couldnt even wait for the quasi military to arrive.

From what I have seen of police marksmanship I am guessing that the officer fired a warning shot which just happened to hit the man. Couldnt have been aimed as it actually hit the so called offender.

**boomer** · 28th July 2009, 12:05

why didnt they fly teh tazza man in from his private hide away..

Tazza his ass, send tazza man back to his secret hide out and voila..

more jail bait and the coppers can all stand about and watch pretending they're actually good for fook all..

useless coonts

**slofox** · 28th July 2009, 12:08

Years ago I used to watch big game hunting movies where they shot huge nets over wild animules...maybe we could use them...or tranquillizer darts, or spray 'em with superglue or or or...whatever...

I reckon the dude was just rehearsing anyway...

**Mr Merde** · 28th July 2009, 12:11

Originally Posted by boomer

why didnt they fly teh tazza man in from his private hide away..

Tazza his ass, send tazza man back to his secret hide out and voila..

more jail bait and the coppers can all stand about and watch pretending they're actually good for fook all..

useless coonts

I have missed this mans way of stating, that which we are all thinking, in simple terms.

Welcome back BOOMER

**Hitcher** · 28th July 2009, 12:47

What's the betting that P was involved in this?

**Indoo** · 28th July 2009, 12:57

Should just send in the armchair critics next time, they always know best, and given that they have no knowledge, training or experience in what they are talking about its not like we are risking much.

**boomer** · 28th July 2009, 12:59

Originally Posted by Indoo

Should just send in the armchair critics next time, they always know best, and given that they have no knowledge, training or experience in what they are talking about its not like we are risking much.

Are you TA.. i can smell the training on you

**Hoon** · 28th July 2009, 13:11

Originally Posted by Indoo

Should just send in the armchair critics next time, they always know best, and given that they have no knowledge, training or experience in what they are talking about its not like we are risking much.

I think you'll find that even if armed with a stab proof vest, baton and pepper spray, their balls would shrivel up while they run in the opposite direction screaming for the Police to shoot him.

Pepper spray isn't much use in the wind or if you can't get close enough to use it.

I'm no knife expert but I like my chances of taking down a stab proof vest wearing baton wielding opponent. I'd shoot the fucker too if it were me.