Erik Talavera stole a trailer and was shot 16 times by two deputies because he held a knife. He survived and is suing the San Diego County, alleging excessive force.
You got your cite, but what the trainers say, and what it boils down to is, the bigger legal liability to cops and their families is leaving the witness alive.
Trained to dump the mag huh?
Citation requested. I don’t doubt they do in fact react this way, but trained to do so? That would be an enormous legal liability.
I thought this was universally known.
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You got your cite, but what the trainers say, and what it boils down to is, the bigger legal liability to cops and their families is leaving the witness alive.