@Shimitup that video is a great training aid , because that cop sat in his car with a collapsable baton , while the suspect a disgruntled vietnam vet had an m1! Now maybe he was one of those "good cops" who just couldnt shoot , I dont know , I heard that this cop had been reprimanded on numerous occassions for pulling his sidearm (justifiably too) , He followed the idiots in his commands ruoles (fear of reprisals from supervisors), maybe he was just plain scared I dont know , but when a looney gets out of his car thats the time to react , pull that firearm , most patrol vehicles have cameras in them now , thats for your protection , if his actions make you shoot him , your covered in an inquiry , if you dont act you'll end up on youtube and be in discussions around the country as to why didnt you pull your firearm , why were you sitting in the drivers seat .
Im sorry to whoever mentioned the good cop /bad cop thing , but if you cant shoot , you cant protect the public , you cant protect your fellow officers , to me your a bad cop !! None of my brothers were lousy shots , I could count on them for damn near anything , we went out on our weekends and shot together. We shot twice a week !
You could be "cop of the year" in the publics eye for all the community service crap you do , sucking up to the chief , going to banquets and dinners , but I gotta tell ya if you cant shoot , you would never make my "inner circle" , you would be looked at as a "bad cop" someone that you cant count on!!
I'd rather have some "hothead" who can shoot back me up any day of the week , than a "good cop" who cant shoot!!
