Originally Posted By: blacksheep
Dude, the posts you're talking about have nothing to do with policy. Go read a few back. It was about the idea that a cop would aim for a leg and hit a chest instead because of recoil. Go read the first sentence of my post again


You may think it has nothing to do with policy, but it absolutely does. The recoil and other factors that ItalianForever has been trying to explain to you all go in to policy, and this policy is not only standard for police departments, but also training academies throughout the country. So when a cop is pulling out his piece and is about to fire, he or she knows (or is supposed to know based on training) the physical reasons involved as well as the policy and legal reasons. Police officers are required to follow their training AND policy, and policy has the force of law.