Has Anyone In Kenosha Explained Why 7 Shots Were Fired Into The.....

[global1]

back of Jacob Blake?

Why one shot would be fired is one too many. Why were 7 shots fired?

[Yavin4]

1. The cop was in dire fear of his life obviously

Blake was fishing around his car for a knife in order to attack 3 armed police officers.

[doc03]

10. They would have found a weapon on the ground or in the car whether he had

one or not. COPs carry a drop weapon just for such an incident.

[nclib]

2. Because he only had 7 bullets in his gun?

[Alacritous Crier]

9. Right!

[SheltieLover]

3. Not that I have seen!

Nor have they charged him with anything that I know of.

[LAS14]

4. I've been wondering the same thing. If "the manual" prescribes that the suspect...

... be completely disabled, then the manual should be thrown out. AND they should improve their weapons training.

[LakeArenal]

5. Because he is a black guy. Armed with a t-shirt and shorts.

Because the back was turned to a cop.

[dawg day]

6. Did only one officer shoot?

The others didn't open fire?

[ace3csusm]

8. Correct one officer

their other cops didnt feel like they where in danger i dont even think they pulled their guns

[Alacritous Crier]

7. In every...

police shooting I have seen recorded in the past 20+ years, they ALWAYS empty their clip. They seem to be trained that way. I think back to the incident in CA where they were searching for some rogue cop and they shot over 100 times into the pickup truck of a mother and daughter who were out delivering newspapers early in the morning. Somehow these "well trained" genius cops weren't able to hit either of them, thank goodness! They don't seem to be equipped to use judgement in any circumstance.

Policing in this nation needs to be completely overhauled. It's just garbage at this point.

[doc03]

11. I am no firearms expert but I think most semi-auto 9mm hold more than

7 rounds. The thing of it is a person all pumped up with adrenaline could fire 7 times and not even realize it. I have a 40 cal pistol that holds 17 rounds you can empty it is probably 2 or 3 seconds. Glocks and other semi-autos used by the police don't even have a safety you just pull the trigger. The cops think they can shoot first then either plant a weapon or just claim they felt threatened and get away 99% of the time.

[Freethinker65]

12. Because the cop was primarily a bicycle cop.

Might be a cop with probably little to no experience nor training. Probably put in enough hours riding with trained police to be sent on his own with a bike and a loaded gun (just in case). Hired because he wasn't overly brilliant, but seemed like a nice enough guy that would stay with the job for several years so they wouldn't need to look for someone else for a while. The cop is responsible and so is the department that hired and assigned him.

Just my opinion. We need LE reform NOW.

[Basic LA]

13. And with the victim's 3 little kids in that car!

At least that's what I heard initially. A 3, 5, & 8 yr old, IN THE CAR! I never heard it mentioned again, though, but can't get that monstrous image out of my mind.

[Cicada]

14. He ran out of bullets. He had to stop at 7.

[DetroitLegalBeagle]

15. Because legally, the number of rounds fire is ultimately irrelevant

Deadly force isn't on a sliding scale. It's either justified or not, and if it is, it doesnt matter if 1 round is fired or 20. Therefore all contemporary firearms training, be it law enforcement, civilian, or military is you shoot to stop the threat. That may take 1 round, that may take 15. Bullets are deadly, but human body can be fairly resilient. It's not super common, but it isnt exactly rare that someone can still fight though getting hit multiple times with a handgun. Therefore most police will typically fire until the person drops.