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6. warning shots aren't legal and they're crazy

Whether police or civilian the only acceptable firing of a gun is if there is no other recourse but to kill an immediate and dire threat. I can't even believe people still mention warning shots. There is no such thing as a warning shot that isn't illegal, insane (that bullet is going SOMEWHERE), and means it's not necessary to use a gun at all.

Not all police have tasers nor do they always work. Many people even after being tasered repeatedly still aren't stopped by them. Though they can be a useful tool, they're far from perfect, and there's no way to know who will be unaffected by them, require more than one shot or how many shots or who might die for some reason by their use. Even police that do have tasers most often have the kind that require direct contact to a person anyway. They were never designed to be used in place of a gun but in place of a baton.

Police are trained that whenever they have to use their gun they aim for center mass. There's a reason for that. They're the ones that are put into these dangerous positions and have to make split second decisions on what to do. You want to trade places with them? Ever thought to put yourself in their position having to be the one to face the situation and make those split second decisions? How easy it is to second guess someone else whose position and actions you don't even bother to learn about or put yourself in even if just in your mind from the safety of your chair.