The Firing Line Forums - View Single Post - German police only used 85 bullets last year

SHNOMIDO · May 13, 2012, 03:16 AM

Wymark-

Call me isolated or ignorant, but i believe the violent street gang problem in the US is worse than Germany.

Hell, maybe I'm wrong or maybe im exaggerating it. What do i know...

We should look at the breakdown of reason for force used, if there is any kind of statistic that tracks that. See why cops in germany are shooting Vs why in the US.

Another thing is this is tracking shots. I dont think it would be unreasonable to believe that all 85 of those rounds were fired in 2-3 incidents.

85 rounds, 3 incidents, 2 cops per incident, empty a 15 round magazine each.

Might have only been 3 nasty mag-dumping incidents all year. Im not implying anything besides the bullets used statistic is kind of vague.

85 bullets could have been one bank robbery.

May 13, 2012, 03:16 AM	#33
SHNOMIDO Senior Member Join Date: June 23, 2011 Location: Illinois Posts: 423	Wymark- Call me isolated or ignorant, but i believe the violent street gang problem in the US is worse than Germany. Hell, maybe I'm wrong or maybe im exaggerating it. What do i know... We should look at the breakdown of reason for force used, if there is any kind of statistic that tracks that. See why cops in germany are shooting Vs why in the US. Another thing is this is tracking shots. I dont think it would be unreasonable to believe that all 85 of those rounds were fired in 2-3 incidents. 85 rounds, 3 incidents, 2 cops per incident, empty a 15 round magazine each. Might have only been 3 nasty mag-dumping incidents all year. Im not implying anything besides the bullets used statistic is kind of vague. 85 bullets could have been one bank robbery.