Misinformation? Not having a clue? I am being wrong? You turd, this is information I took right of the official website of the Dutch police, outlining how and when they are allowed to use weapons, which is what I described. This is literally how my country's law enforcement uses guns and I am damn satisfied with these regulations.
http://www.politie.nl/onderwerpen/schietincident.html
That is my source, hope your Dutch is good. Who's stupid now?
For you AntiBlitz:
Hard to find info about german law in english language. but here is some evidence for the warning shot.
http://gawker.com/5909283/german-police-really-dont-like-shooting-at-people-used-only-85-bullets-last-year
"Statistics compiled by the German Police University show that German police officers fired a total of 49 warning shots and 36 shots aimed at individuals while pursuing suspects last year. From those incidents, 15 people were injured, and six were killed." [in 2011]
You see warning shots are used more often than aimed shots.
I will keep looking for some english proof for legshots
Maybe you find some translator for this german site. it states some rules about firearm usage for police:
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waffengebrauch_der_Polizei_in_Deutschland
By the way is there a guidebook for US cops or whatever you are about how to use their firearm?
I would really apreciate if you could share a copy or link.
The problem with pulling policy and procedure manuals is that they are on a internal link, and i cant post it, though i have a hard copy you could look at. The other problem is too is that the policy is done based upon the agencies policies which can vary from agency to agency, and state to state. So what is fine in maryland, isnt in Texas. I spoke from experience, and honestly am shocked that they allow such a thing, considering that things like this happen(posted below), firing a warning shot is just silly in nature, and doesnt make sense, and shooting a gun doesnt seem like it would change anything except expending the gun with a loud bang(and possibly killing innocent people). Let me also just say, how the fuck was i supposed to find that, i searched for british stuff, and secondly, i cant read foreign languages lol. But i will say, yes i am wrong, and stand corrected, if thats what it even states, considering for all i know this could be a uniform policy or something silly. Im sure after the first person dies from warning shot fire, that the policy will be changed, extreme events must occur before things change unfortunately.
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/ohio-freak-death-man-fires-gun-air-bullet-travels-mile-kills-15-year-old-amish-girl-article-1.994626http://cnsnews.com/news/article/va-boys-death-puts-focus-celebratory-gunshotshttp://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2356851/Seven-year-old-boy-dies-hit-stray-bullet-fired-air-walked-July-4-fireworks-display.htmlhttp://www.cbsnews.com/8301-201_162-57433184/fla-mom-gets-20-years-for-firing-warning-shots/ July 4, 2013: A 7-year old boy, Brendon Mackey, was struck in the top of his head and killed while walking with his father shortly before 9 p.m. amid a large crowd prior to the fireworks display over the Swift Creek Reservoir.
July 4, 2012: A 34-year woman, Michelle Packard, was struck in the head and killed while watching the fireworks with her family. The police believe the shot could have come from a mile away.
January 1, 2010: A four-year-old boy, Marquel Peters, was struck by a bullet and killed inside his church The Church of God of Prophecy in Decatur, GA. It is presumed the bullet may have penetrated the roof of the church around 12:20AM.
December 28, 2005: A 23-year-old U.S. Army private on leave after basic training fired a 9mm pistol into the air in celebration with friends, according to police, and one of the bullets came through a fifth-floor apartment window in the New York City borough of Queens, striking a 28-year-old mother of two in the eye. Her husband found her lifeless body moments later. The shooter had been drinking the night before and turned himself in to police the next morning when he heard the news. He was charged with second-degree manslaughter and weapons-related crimes, and was later found guilty and sentenced to four to 12 years in prison.
June 14, 1999: Arizona, A fourteen year-old girl, Shannon Smith, was struck on the top of her head by a bullet and killed while in the backyard of her home. This incident resulted in Arizona enacting "Shannon's Law" in 2000, that made the discharge of a firearm into the air illegal
December 31, 1994: Amy Silberman, a tourist from Boston, was killed by a falling bullet from celebratory firing while walking on the Riverwalk in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Louisiana. The Police Department there has been striving to educate the public on the danger since then, frequently making arrests for firing into the air