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Originally Posted by Tennisnut
Hopefully when everything comes out, we will find out that Officer Wilson had respect for the law and that the shooting of 6 bullets were justified.
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Your point about "justifying 6 bullets" to stop an attacker reminded me of something I read a while ago and thought may be of interest to others.
Basically, I was shocked to learn that when soldiers "practice" shooting at targets on the firing range their accuracy is generally impressive… well into the 90%+ accuracy… BUT, when firing under duress in combat, that same impressive accuracy dropped into the single-digit accuracy range (<10%.)
Adrenaline, perspiration, increased heart rate, fear, shaking (hand tremors), etc… all interfered with firing accuracy. I imagine that a law enforcement officer in a perceived life or death situation would be hampered with the same inaccuracy problems as a soldier in combat. Therefore, my opinion is I wouldn't assign any negative intent on the police officer's part simply due to the number of rounds fired. My guess is he suffered from the same inaccuracy issue (4 of the 6 rounds hit Mr. Brown's arm - versus the standard chest shot aim point.)