No it isn't. Virtually all military guards have a policy to fire into the air first to scare people
Tom Send a noteboard - 13/06/2010 02:53:31 PM
The policy is to say "Who's there? Stop, or I'll shoot!" and fire a round off into the air to get their attention before going on and actually defending oneself.
A "shoot to kill" policy takes away these requirements to warn.
A "shoot to kill" policy takes away these requirements to warn.
Political correctness is the pettiest form of casuistry.
ἡ δὲ κἀκ τριῶν τρυπημάτων ἐργαζομένη ἐνεκάλει τῇ φύσει, δυσφορουμένη, ὅτι δὴ μὴ καὶ τοὺς τιτθοὺς αὐτῇ εὐρύτερον ἢ νῦν εἰσι τρυπώη, ὅπως καὶ ἄλλην ἐνταῦθα μίξιν ἐπιτεχνᾶσθαι δυνατὴ εἴη. – Procopius
Ummaka qinnassa nīk!
*MySmiley*
ἡ δὲ κἀκ τριῶν τρυπημάτων ἐργαζομένη ἐνεκάλει τῇ φύσει, δυσφορουμένη, ὅτι δὴ μὴ καὶ τοὺς τιτθοὺς αὐτῇ εὐρύτερον ἢ νῦν εἰσι τρυπώη, ὅπως καὶ ἄλλην ἐνταῦθα μίξιν ἐπιτεχνᾶσθαι δυνατὴ εἴη. – Procopius
Ummaka qinnassa nīk!
*MySmiley*
Kyrgyzstan orders shoot-to-kill to quell clashes
- 13/06/2010 04:33:00 AM
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"Shoot to kill" seems a rather redundant phrase.
- 13/06/2010 02:27:26 PM
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No it isn't. Virtually all military guards have a policy to fire into the air first to scare people
- 13/06/2010 02:53:31 PM
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Ah, OK, I can see that; I was thinking in terms of shooting AT someone.
- 13/06/2010 03:02:06 PM
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