Thread: officer was forced to shoot at the man's car

Originally Posted by rewa

I've had a tyre shot-out by Pro's, (not this country) at 130kph, I still managed to travel 5k more b4 dealing with it. Back-tyre, they missed the front-first-shot, o/wise I doubt we would have survived. When I heard the Ist-shot, I thought ..Fek,that sounds close.

Exactly who were these "Pro's" considering they missed what they were aiming at?

Originally Posted by Savage1

What is it with peoples desire to pass judgement without even knowing the basic facts?

Was the vehicle moving? If so what direction and speed? How far away was the officer when he fired? What type of firearm did he use? What type of threat did the offender pose to any person if his vehicle was not disabled?

Considering you think it's a step too far then enlighten us on the details, and at what stage would it not be a step too far?

What facts do we think we know? He was drunk, threatened cops with a knife and spade, driving recklessly and failing to stop putting other road users at risk, rammed multiple Police cars. What do you think should've been done? And you've got a lot more time and information than the officers had to make the decision.

Id be keen to know exactly what the guy was doing when the shots were fired at his car.


Unless he was about to injure someone, and the shots were an attempt at preventing that from happening...

Somehow I doubt that is the case. And if it were the case, I am dam surprised another courier driver is not lying in the morgue.

Originally Posted by Mauser308

Well, basic facts would tend to indicate that the shot that was fired hit the target vehicle's tyre. The vehicle wasn't disabled, travelling some distance to a location where the offender was identified and apprehended with the aid of a Police helicopter unit.

I'd suggest that that single shot was fairly ineffective in bringing the event to a conclusion, and my understanding is that overseas experience is that shooting at tyres is a potentially high-risk and low-chance-of-success option given that the surfaces around the tyre are hard with a high chance of ricochet or deflection to somewhere where there is a high chance of disabling a vital system of the vehicle such as the brakes. Also, the tyre is a fairly small, fast moving target with a shot taken at a time of high pressure with weapons designed with general-use (coarse) sighting systems.

Not questioning the action, but the choice of target is interesting and it would be educational to see the post-event analysis and debrief (unlikely that we will get that chance though).

@Mauser308 you assume the shot was aimed at the tire.... Probably aimed at the courier driver in the background.

Originally Posted by northdude

im no expert at stopping cars by shooting at them but if i was going to i think my first shot would go into the radiator and possibly damaging the engine as well if presented a front shot

Id rather replace the windscreen and wash the seat than have to fix the motor.

Originally Posted by 40mm

Id be keen to know exactly what the guy was doing when the shots were fired at his car.

Unless he was about to injure someone, and the shots were an attempt at preventing that from happening...

Somehow I doubt that is the case. And if it were the case, I am dam surprised another courier driver is not lying in the morgue.

That'll be made public in due course through the IPCA.

Your out of line to bring Mr Naitoko into this!

Originally Posted by Seventenths

Exactly who were these "Pro's" considering they missed what they were aiming at?

It's not uncommon to be fired at by the "Presidential Bodyguards" if you don't pull over into the slow lane in South Africa. These dudes go full out, lights etc. and all just because they can. No real emergency at all.

Originally Posted by 40mm

Id rather replace the windscreen and wash the seat than have to fix the motor.

If im shooting at someones car i wouldnt give a shit about damaging it other wise i wouldnt shoot at it

Originally Posted by 40mm

Id rather replace the windscreen and wash the seat than have to fix the motor.

Pretty sure I saw a youtube vid where a guy was shooting a windscreen with several types of pistol cals and they wouldnt penetrate the windscreen. The windscreen angle doesnt help much either.

Originally Posted by Mr Browning

Pretty sure I saw a youtube vid where a guy was shooting a windscreen with several types of pistol cals and they wouldnt penetrate the windscreen. The windscreen angle doesnt help much either.

Was it this one, I find Paul Harrell's makes good factual vids.

I watched this one just the other evening.

Personal Protection: Can a Windshield Stop Bullets?

https://youtu.be/eejjYwGFB84

Originally Posted by 40mm

@Mauser308 you assume the shot was aimed at the tire.... Probably aimed at the courier driver in the background.

Nah.. if he'd aimed at the courier-driver, he would have hit the tyre

Originally Posted by Seventenths

That'll be made public in due course through the IPCA.

Your out of line to bring Mr Naitoko into this!

We understand you have to (presumably you're paid to) protect The Narrative... but can't you just admit that just like the rest of us mortals, your team are not always right?

Originally Posted by sightpicture

We understand you have to (presumably you're paid to) protect The Narrative... but can't you just admit that just like the rest of us mortals, your team are not always right?

Your presuming wrong!

What has the courier driver (Mr Naitoko) got to do with this incident in Morrinsville?

FYI... no "team" is always right!

Name one "team" that always gets it right?

if you were around in the 80s and believe hollywood...the A team LOL
BUT even they got it wrong more often than not and the collateral damage was astronomical......... we did as a project in high school did a round count on one episode....it was rather high....even Rambo used less.
as I said earlier.... nobody was hurt..the perp was stopped....job done good on the folk who stopped him...paperwork and doughnuts all around.

many many many moons ago in old greymouth town a brand new district commanders police falcoon(2 weeksold) was taken out on a job by a couple of junior plods on nighshift .the person of interest did some very interesting modifications to it with a L/A 30/30 rifle as two young coppers with rapidly loosen ing sphincters(anal that is) vacated said car post haste .
cuzzie who worked for coppers and was an ex spraypainter ended up towing it on car trailer over the hill.
the outcome -one very irate district commander and the aspiring sniper 6yrs in the large barbed wire club jakelvin compound at kirk rd templeton IIRC. damage -$7.5kapprox =write off
one slug went through radiator and and assorted engine bay components.another went through window and drivers seat in direct line with drivers adams apple another clipped edge of bonnet before travelling length of car to exit leaving a thumbsized hole next to number plate .T had a photo of his thumb in that hole!
some wag reckoned it should have been taken out and thrashed till the motor seized so ford(fix or repair daily)could live up to his name. DCs thought on this are unknown!
coasters dont do wrong fuel -thats so boring-although the sniper was in fact a imported drug addled dickhead!