Thread: Police shoot at car after high-speed rampage across Auckland

Originally Posted by Moa Hunter

Rubber bullets in a shotty will stop someone without killing them which greatly reduces paperwork

In summer they sting at best, at worst they bounce of clothing in winter.

Shotties work really well to stop vehicles. They also open house doors very well.

People shot with No 5 shot will feel intense pain and almost immediately lose the will to fight whilst not being lethal unless they're shot in the chest or face at close range. They certainly aren't going to kill anyone at 20m unless they have been "tampered" with prior to loading.

I personally recommend SSG for vehicles and No 5 or No 7 for people and doors.

Originally Posted by Maca49

Geeze the must have been practising, I seem to remember a dog a close range speed they missed with a semi. Maybe bigger is better?

rottweiler porirua -13rounds of 9mm ammo hmmmmmmm

Just an observation, why didn't the dog ute ram the car? If you watch the video red car spins and ute stops to block instead of giving it a face plant.

It got nothing to do with letting anyone get away “with it” but police shooting in a built up area. I don’t want to ever be hit by friendly fire as it still hurts. I notice they did him for driving offences. Seems that’s all the police do these days.

Originally Posted by kotuku

rottweiler porirua -13rounds of 9mm ammo hmmmmmmm

not to mention the courier driver "colateral damage" in Auckland

Originally Posted by Moa Hunter

Rubber bullets in a shotty will stop someone without killing them which greatly increases paperwork

Fixed.

Originally Posted by 2post

It got nothing to do with letting anyone get away “with it” but police shooting in a built up area. I don’t want to ever be hit by friendly fire as it still hurts. I notice they did him for driving offences. Seems that’s all the police do these days.

I wondered about that, and former cop flatmate reckoned it was a holding charge usually. Ie, they upgrade to more serious stuff later, as it takes care to do it all correctly and not cock it up, resulting in Joe Scumbag going free. Holding on a serious charge but not THE most serious stuff he's up for, this buys them time to get it right/collect evidence/statements/all that carry on.

Originally Posted by veitnamcam

Fixed.

I watched a presentation on "less-lethal munitions" once, and the emphasis was that less lethal was the idea. You can die from all sorts of things, and those things still have a good chance of killing you, and also of maiming the fuck out of you too.

Originally Posted by Tommy

I wondered about that, and former cop flatmate reckoned it was a holding charge usually. Ie, they upgrade to more serious stuff later, as it takes care to do it all correctly and not cock it up, resulting in Joe Scumbag going free. Holding on a serious charge but not THE most serious stuff he's up for, this buys them time to get it right/collect evidence/statements/all that carry on.



I watched a presentation on "less-lethal munitions" once, and the emphasis was that less lethal was the idea. You can die from all sorts of things, and those things still have a good chance of killing you, and also of maiming the fuck out of you too.

Exactly.... dead men dont appeal convictions etc.

Originally Posted by veitnamcam

Exactly.... dead men dont appeal convictions etc.

Works for me

Don’t think I picked up on the sarcasm fast enough

Originally Posted by mikee

not to mention the courier driver "colateral damage" in Auckland

people seem fixated on that bloody incident .whilst not detracting from the tragedy ,neertheless it almost falls into the same class as earthquakes --in a split second events align to cause completely unforseen tragedy as happened on that occasion.furthermore look what the original situation was dealing with something extremely shagnasty ,unccoperative and completely antisocial.As a frontline mental health professional I feel for the boys in blue"youre damned if ya do ,ya damned if ya dont.,not helped of course by sensationalist arseholesof MSM plus the tidal wave of armchgair experts on shit like faecesbookand its loathsome cousins.
whats the old saying -try walking a mile in the other blokes shoes.

Originally Posted by Sideshow

Do they still train those police dogs to castrate on site?
If so he’s in the gender reassignment ward

It depends on the assessment of the dog during training. A sure fire way to determine whether the dog is a biter or a licker is to smear the Oldfella with Bovril and poke it through the fence. Works every time.

Originally Posted by systolic

What will happen when the bad guy is more than about 15m away?

Even if the sights are right on the centre of a human sized target, there's no way to guarantee a pellet or three from a load of buckshot won't miss the target.
Where do they end up? In a wall? In a passerby's chest?

Shotguns for police use are fucking stupid. Far too much danger to other people.

Not to mention some of the cops I've seen recently would get knocked on their arse by a shotgun.

On the face of it, yes, but then you have a much better idea about a safe firing zone when you are using a shotgun. Less so with rifles since their bullets will go wayyyy beyond what your eyes see.

Once you contemplate short distances usually involved and the horrific potential lethal range of a stray rifle round -- either an arc several kilometres long, or through nearby house walls, courier vans, windows, trees, fences -- then the shotgun suddenly seems a good choice for police work. Did not say better, just good.

Originally Posted by systolic

What will happen when the bad guy is more than about 15m away?

Even if the sights are right on the centre of a human sized target, there's no way to guarantee a pellet or three from a load of buckshot won't miss the target.
Where do they end up? In a wall? In a passerby's chest?

Shotguns for police use are fucking stupid. Far too much danger to other people.

Not to mention some of the cops I've seen recently would get knocked on their arse by a shotgun.

If you're ever faced by a riot crowd intent on killing you, pillaging, burning every thing in site and relieving you of your arms, you'll wish that you had TWO shotguns.

Originally Posted by outlander

If you're ever faced by a riot crowd intent on killing you, pillaging, burning every thing in site and relieving you of your arms, you'll wish that you had TWO shotguns.

Do the cops in this country have that often?