Hard to say. If they are in an open field, it is equivalent to being in a "killing zone." with a semi auto rifle, you can squeeze off a sound every second quite easily. If it was an automatic, you can empty a 30 round magazine in about 3 seconds. Too hard to say without further details.n_v said:
I think you missed the point he was trying to make. These 4 men could have been doing something more important for the community other than raiding weed houses. I would expect this kind of outcome if the were raiding a terrorist group or a crime more affiliated with violence.n_v said:
This is the key point I wanted to make that poorboy already made. Law enforcement is always at a disadvantage - if they follow the rules. Firing your weapon is a last resort. And if they don't follow the rules... well they are branded as trigger-happy and can be investigated. Obviously, criminals have less restraint.poorboy said:
The other thing that puts them at a severe disadvantage is that LE never knows for sure what it is and who it is that they're up against. All best intelligence isn't going to always tell them exactly who's in the house they're storming, exactly what weapons they do and do not have and exactly where everyone in the house or the area all the bad guys are going to be. That's a huge disadvantage for the good guys.Don said:
Agree. But another problem is that LE don't always follow the rules- I've seen it w/ my own eyes. In this case however, they probably did follow protocol...and paid for it w/ their lives. I wonder if this incident will change any LE procedures in handling situations of this nature in the future.Don said:
