Why does it seem like LEO's don't know how to use anything but their firearms?

[Shootin'IN]

Police officer shoots partner accidentally while aiming at dog in St. Louis oh, yeah... and he hit his partner....

It sounds like they need more hands on practice using their handguns so they can hit what they are aiming at.
I was always told to look past your target to see what you could hit if the bullet passes through or if you miss the target.

 

[CathyInBlue]

It sounds like they need more hands on practice using their handguns so they can hit what they are aiming at.
I was always told to look past your target to see what you could hit if the bullet passes through or if you miss the target.

To be fair, the shooter was not negligent WRT his backstop. At least, this story as reported bears no evidence of such. The report is that a round found an upright surface in the sidewalk and ricocheted back at them. The partner caught it in the arm.

It does raise a question in my mind, in an urban shooting environment, what is the prevalence of reciprocal ricochets? In a wooded, rural Indiana environment, the vast majority of the terrain will act as a bullet sponge. In the concrete jungle, not so much.

 

[Gabriel]

It does raise a question in my mind, in an urban shooting environment, what is the prevalence of reciprocal ricochets? In a wooded, rural Indiana environment, the vast majority of the terrain will act as a bullet sponge. In the concrete jungle, not so much.

When I shoot dogs I usually wait until they are standing on grass. Usually there is at aleast the greenway between the street and sidewalk to use.

 

[Frank_N_Stein]

When I shoot dogs I usually wait until they are standing on grass. Usually there is at aleast the greenway between the street and sidewalk to use.

Ricochets aren't very common inside houses. Or so I've heard.

 

[searpinski]

I thought that the "speeding ticket" was the greatest weapon of the police force? No?

 

[Gabriel]

Ricochets aren't very common inside houses. Or so I've heard.

True, but everyone seems to complain about the holes in the floor.

 

[1911ly]

Cops not shooting animals is not good enough for 10 O'Clock news. Cops shooting anything at all is "news." You won't hear about the cops who rescued a dog from owner abuse without shooting it.

Also, the officer did not shoot his partner. The round was deflected and hit his partner.

+1 to you. There are officers that make mistakes. But there are way more that work their butts of for us!

 

[Jack Burton]

Also, the officer did not shoot his partner. The round was deflected and hit his partner.

I was taught that every round that leaves your barrel belongs to you. Has that rule changed since I last fired a gun?