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bamaranger · May 8, 2010, 05:05 AM

I could not watch the video twice.

I saw the juggling act w/ the right hand, but did not go back to determine the cause. I did not see "batting the gun away" but maybe the officer did.

I would have like to have seen a retreat "laterally", (officer's right, ) but what I thought I saw, was a rearward move, creating distance, but maybe not quite in the right direction. Glad there was not passing traffic, in addition to a spent round or whatever caused the failure to fire. Officer could have gotten run over if not shot, or both.

Lateral movement when caught flat footed is probably a good drill for all officers. I am a big fan of passenger side approaches, reducing traffic risk, and increasing visibility of the interior and the driver.

May 8, 2010, 05:05 AM	#45
bamaranger Senior Member Join Date: October 9, 2009 Location: North Alabama Posts: 8,300	lucky I could not watch the video twice. I saw the juggling act w/ the right hand, but did not go back to determine the cause. I did not see "batting the gun away" but maybe the officer did. I would have like to have seen a retreat "laterally", (officer's right, ) but what I thought I saw, was a rearward move, creating distance, but maybe not quite in the right direction. Glad there was not passing traffic, in addition to a spent round or whatever caused the failure to fire. Officer could have gotten run over if not shot, or both. Lateral movement when caught flat footed is probably a good drill for all officers. I am a big fan of passenger side approaches, reducing traffic risk, and increasing visibility of the interior and the driver.