and la grange police department does a pretty good job of that. but not every agency is going to prepare officers to make this type of difficult situation in what can be a time-pressured situation. there are concerns about whether officers will be able to make good decisions and whether they ll have the physical skills, the shooting kills, to be able to hit a target that is at least somewhat smaller than the tradition center mass target. certainly, i can understand the criticism from the member of law enforcement who i quoted a moment ago who said you re opening up pandora s box. because immediately once you authorize some form of force less than deadly, if you go down the road to shoot to incapacitate, you know in every circumstance, a police officer is going to be considered why did you shoot center mass. you should have shot the ankle instead. quick final comment from you. yeah, this is a very popular criticism and i think it both
richards is just one of 6793 people shot to death by police in 2015. 49% of like him did not have a gun. if you ve ever been on a gun range or seen one on tv, you likely see this classic target, it s this guy, hunched over, aiming at you, with his face at your chest. that s where they re taught to shoot. center mass, generally the torso. but training to save lives shoot to incapacitate was launched this february in la grangrange, georgia. la grange officers are now talking about when they think deadly force can be stopped they should aim for the legs and abdomen.