Brooklyn Democrats Introduce Bill Requiring NYPD to Shoot Armed Suspects in Arm or Leg
Annette Robinson of Bedford Stuyvesant and Darryl Towns of East New York, both Democratic members of the Assembly represent high crime areas in Brooklyn and introduced the bill.
The bill requires police officers when confronted with an armed suspect to shoot him or her in the arm or leg and if the intent is to kill the officer will be charged with murder.
The NYPD is trained to shoot center mass, the stopping zone, of an armed perpetrator. The intent is always to stop the threat. Using a firearm is deadly physical force and the result may be death, but that is not the intent or purpose, it never was.
For the members of the Brooklyn Assembly to assert otherwise is extremely misleading and irresponsible. The misinformed and those unaware of police procedure may cite the rejection of their bill as a cause to stoke the flames of resentment.
The NYPD trained in combat shooting are fully aware of the dangers of attempting to shoot a flailing arm or leg of a suspect. It is nearly impossible and poses a grave risk to innocent bystanders, including those miles away, when an errant round misses the small target.
For an officer to hit a suspect's center mass, as currently trained, during a firefight is very challenging as the adrenalin, fear and concern for the safety of others course through an officers body.
To suggest that same officer to strike the subjects arm or leg is extremely irresponsible and only serves to heighten the danger to the officers and the community, the only one that bill protects is the armed bad guy.
Why would the Brooklyn Democrats ignore such facts and introduce such an irresponsible bill? Perhaps, this excerpt of Assembly Bill A02952 will help shed some light on the mind set:
JUSTIFICATION: In recent years, the killing of criminal suspects by police has focused the public attention on how police respond when the suspect is a member of an ethnic minority.
The Brooklyn Democrats do not address the issue of armed ethnic minority suspects shooting police officers or members of the community. Nor does the bill direct armed suspects to aim for the arm or leg of those they are shooting at.
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50 Comments
Post a CommentFor once, I totally agree with you Tony. The bill is impractical and reflects ignorance.
This is just pure, abject PC stupidity.
I am speechless at the stupidity of this bill. While cops should be good shots, trying to hit a moving arm or leg is absolutely ridiculous when the suspect is armed.
Hmm, are they going to provide advanced weapons to help? Good report :)
You are just a splendid social analyst! Great job!
I agree with you, Tony. It does sound misguided, and I'm glad you're calling attention to this. Great job, as always. :-)
I am actually rendered speechless by the idea of this bill... oh, my goodness!
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Well planned and interesting, as always.
Sounds crazy to me. Good reporting. If you have to shoot a criminal, you are just as likely to hit them in the head, arm or leg, especially if they are on the move and you have to make a decision to pull the trigger in a split second.