Cops are not good at this.
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Cops are not good at this.
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A 12g was deemed a bad choice by a firearms expert? In all fairness my guess is this cop wasn’t a hunter and clearly only learned to shoot in police college. None of it good.
Not clear what 12g ammo the cop had.
But I feel his decision had a lot more to do with paperwork than anything else. ;)
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We have a couple cops in our deer camp who wouldn’t have even left a blood stain, and the deer wouldn’t have suffered.Quote:
Originally Posted by welsh
No doubt. But then we read about cops shooting a deer multiple times to kill it. It's not in their training.
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I witnessed an incident like that personally, 5 shots from the side of the road all miss's till i said to the cop "just walk up and put a shot behind the ear" he was reluctant as he said the deer might get up and injure him, not with two broken front legs , "I said to him".Quote:
Originally Posted by welsh
He took my advice and walked up and killed the deer.
All this in front of about 5 other witness's.
That’s not uncommon. Officers that don’t hunt, have little experience in dispatching an animal. I’ve seen some things that make one give their head a shake!
I don’t know what rounds they use in Alberta, but the rounds used here were chosen to prevent pass-through.
That's pretty horrific, but I think he was doing what he thought was best. A few years ago there was a story about a civilian who used a large rock to dispatch an injured bear. I think there was outrage about that too. I don't remember what happened to the guy in the end.
It's not an easy decision when there are bystanders around. I'd bet that if there was no one hanging around to potentially be injured by a ricochet, the officer would have used his sidearm.
Pretty wild to just run it over, but as long as he got it done. There a lot of information not mentioned in article, like number of people around, area and so fourth. I would think just the paper work along would be enough to just run it over.
I put cows down with 1 or 2 shots using solid 22 rimfire, doubt if a deer would be any harder to dispatch, I also can't see how a 12 gauge at 2 ft to the head will ricochet.
When a person has never done it before, there's a lot of "what if's" going through their mind. Cap it with a .22, someone would yell not enough, cap it with a .12, somebody would say the opposite. Then there's the surroundings, ground, houses, people to take into consideration. He did what he did thinking it was the best option at the time.
A shot in the ear with a 9mm service weapon would have done a fine job instead of running the damn thing over. Likely some rook. Honestly,some people's kids...............:rolleye:
Asphalt.Quote:
Originally Posted by greatwhite
You are supposed to know what is behind your target, but you need to think about what your target is as well.Quote:
Originally Posted by rf2
A 22 in the ear is not going to exit the skull, a load of buckshot in the chest is a safe call too.
Read the article. He didn't have a 22. Doesn't say what 12 g ammo he had.Quote:
Originally Posted by Snowwalker
I read once that some cops carry #5 for doing close quarter kills in built up areas...little chance of ricochet and will put a golf ball hole thru anything up to 8' away.Quote:
Originally Posted by rf2
I wont be too hard on him.
Guns are out in crowded circumstances. He wasnt permitted to use a knife. Bludgeoning is an option I suppose, but is a hell of a lot more personal then driving it over and crushing it. Its not an easy call, even when you are a hunter, especially when people with cameras are standing around watching.
I have worked for employers who said under absolutely no circumstances was I too dispatch an injured animal while on company time, in company uniform or in a company vehicle. I would have faced dismissal had I done so.
On my own, I know what I'd do. But thats not while at work.
Run it over really? One quick shot would have put this animal out quickly and humanely. Saw a cop here in ontario take 6 shots to kill a coon in broad daylight in the open. Not sure how some of these people get a badge!