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Originally Posted by competentone View Post
I'd love to see how some of the people who are being so critical of the police officer in this incident, behaved if they were undergoing firearms training on a FATS-type system.

Even though they'd know they were on a simulator, I'd be willing to bet that ALL of them would end up shooting an innocent person in more than one scenario (most of the scenarios are reenactments of real situations).

It is so easy to "Monday morning quarterback" such a situation; it's a hell of a lot different when you're the one in the thick of the situation when it's unfolding.
Not all, but many, and those that did so should not be given the job. Just like those who do so in real situations should be removed from the job.

You're right, it's easy to armchair quarterback. But just because someone can't do a better job themself doesn't mean they don't have a right, even an obligation, to point out incompetence.
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