Sounds like a scenario right out of the movies.
Of course in the movies the good guy, be he a cop or a citizen, when confronted, always drops his weapon. Stupid, stupid, STUPID! Never give up your weapon.
The movie scenario I'd write would go something like this:
There'd be no negotiation, no talking, not a single word. A head shot with a rifle at stair case distance, even from bottom to top is pretty darn easy. The BG would just grow a third eye and drop like a rock with a single shot to the head.
This being a movie and all, I suppose some dialogue would be necessary so it'd go something like this:
Goodguy: Drop the knife fool or yur dead...
Badguy: No way man. No way. You drop the gun or I'll cut 'er man. I mean it man. I'll cut 'er.
Girl: [calmly] Just shoot this moron and get this over with. I've had a long day and I'm starting to get annoyed.
Badguy: Shut up BITCH!
Goodguy: Look fool it's like this. I can just shoot you in the head and you die. You cut her and you die. Or we can wait for the cops in which case you probably will die or you can just drop the knife, let her go and you live. So what we've got here is a situation where the odds of you dieing are about 3 and a half outta 4. Your choice dude... Live or Die? Up to you.
Badguy: I'll cut 'er man I mean it.
Goodguy: Some people are just too stupid to live. BANG!
Badguy grows a third eye. Lights out for BG. Girl sighs and straightens blouse. goodguy dashes up the stairs...
Goodguy to Girl: He shud'a paid better attention in school.
Girl: What do you mean?
Goodguy: 3 and a half to 4 odds of dying and it was his choice. Obviously he paid no attention at all in math class.
Girl: Probably went to a government run public school. [shrugs] He never had a chance. [giggles] Let's go to bed. [wiggles off in the direction of the bed room]
That's the movies.
This is real life.
Badguy: Drop the gun -
Goodguy: BANG!
Badguy grows third eye. End of problem - mostly anyway - still gotta deal with the cops and DA. Minor issues really when one considers the altenative.
Of course in the movies the good guy, be he a cop or a citizen, when confronted, always drops his weapon. Stupid, stupid, STUPID! Never give up your weapon.
The movie scenario I'd write would go something like this:
There'd be no negotiation, no talking, not a single word. A head shot with a rifle at stair case distance, even from bottom to top is pretty darn easy. The BG would just grow a third eye and drop like a rock with a single shot to the head.
This being a movie and all, I suppose some dialogue would be necessary so it'd go something like this:
Goodguy: Drop the knife fool or yur dead...
Badguy: No way man. No way. You drop the gun or I'll cut 'er man. I mean it man. I'll cut 'er.
Girl: [calmly] Just shoot this moron and get this over with. I've had a long day and I'm starting to get annoyed.
Badguy: Shut up BITCH!
Goodguy: Look fool it's like this. I can just shoot you in the head and you die. You cut her and you die. Or we can wait for the cops in which case you probably will die or you can just drop the knife, let her go and you live. So what we've got here is a situation where the odds of you dieing are about 3 and a half outta 4. Your choice dude... Live or Die? Up to you.
Badguy: I'll cut 'er man I mean it.
Goodguy: Some people are just too stupid to live. BANG!
Badguy grows a third eye. Lights out for BG. Girl sighs and straightens blouse. goodguy dashes up the stairs...
Goodguy to Girl: He shud'a paid better attention in school.
Girl: What do you mean?
Goodguy: 3 and a half to 4 odds of dying and it was his choice. Obviously he paid no attention at all in math class.
Girl: Probably went to a government run public school. [shrugs] He never had a chance. [giggles] Let's go to bed. [wiggles off in the direction of the bed room]
That's the movies.
This is real life.
Badguy: Drop the gun -
Goodguy: BANG!
Badguy grows third eye. End of problem - mostly anyway - still gotta deal with the cops and DA. Minor issues really when one considers the altenative.