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Originally posted by jtkkz
it will be jail time for you if you shoot someone in the back, not worth it.
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That is, unfortunately, all too true. Our wonderfull legal system that coddles offenders and ignores victims has made it so. The bad guy gets to live to attack another day. How very sad; how very wrong. But it is reality.
Unfortunately, David, the monster is not always happy just to get your wallet. As a cop you know that. If that is all the guy wanted, and I was dead sure of that (pun intended) it would be a no-brainer to give it to him.
My point remains that given the choice between a gun and pepper spray, I feel there is no choice. Not for a citizen defending themselves. The situation is far different for a cop. You are forced to do things we are not by the very nature of your job. Non-lethal methods of subdual and restraint are important to your job. You guys must very often show a great deal of restraint in dealing with criminals and I very much respect you for that.
I don't believe citizens operate under the same sets of rules. When some cowardly criminal attacks, I feel the appropriate response is the most savage, brutal, surprising, startling counter attack you can muster. Overwhelming force, leaving the crook no chance whatsoever to respond. "Fair" should not enter into the equation at any time. Neither should sympathy and the resultant desire to not hurt them. They brought the fight to you; you did not ask for it or start it. There should be as little risk to you, and as much risk to them, as possible.