Police Use Insufficient Force, and Get Away with It... This Time

Forbearance

By A.L.

Mon, Jun 21, 2021 8:36 p.m.

https://www.wwlp.com/news/crime/video-springfield-police-release-real-time-footage-of-suspect-pointing-firearm-at-police-and-bystanders/

A.L.: The forbearance of the police in this instance is just amazing. That bad guy fleet afoot and taunting the cops as he leads them on a chase. Any time you produce a firearm you are telling the other party you are intending to kill, even if the slide to the rear. The bad guys know full well that the cops hesitate to shoot because of the adverse publicity.

N.S.: Those inhibitions, which issue in the insufficient use of force, are going to get a lot of cops killed.

John Wayne as The Shootist (1976), John Bernard Books: "Friend, there's nobody up there shooting back at you. It isn't always being fast or even accurate that counts. It's being willing. I found out early that most men, regardless of cause or need, aren't willing. They blink an eye or draw a breath before they pull the trigger. I won't."