handcuffing the guy who appeared to be in the process of bleeding out.
So, when he comes back to life he does not hurt anyone. It's just a puny handgun, not a 30MM.
Quiz time: how long was Mattix "dead" before he came back to life?
Not that I don't think it is a natural human response, but is it allowed under normal police procedures to fire at a man lying on the ground, not attacking, and probably wounded?
I am in NO WAY bashing the cop, but it seems odd to put a bullet in a downed man as acceptable under normal police rules of engagement.
Doug
You see a spider on your arm. You brush it off, not once, but sometimes multiple times before you realize that the spider is not there.
Takes a cycle for the brain to turn the body off.
I think I saw the suspect's arms move toward the weapon when that last shot was fired.
I hear what you are saying, and agree. As I said, "...natural human response..."
However, would most LE training support or rebuke putting a round in an unmoving, nonthreatening badguy?
This action, could be taken as "overkill" by certain segments of the population. Again, if I were on any sort of jury judging the guy I find NO problem with it. He was in an extremely tense, fast moving situation.
Regards,
Doug