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<blockquote data-quote="svtfocus2cobra" data-source="post: 16546864" data-attributes="member: 21786"><p>You're incorrect in a lot of ways. It ultimately depends on the scenario and how many are in the car and where they are situated. In this situation you are definitely going to approach on the driver's side. The driver being right-handed means he has to reach across his body if he is holding the gun in his right hand and if the officer approaches on the left but communicates to the driver while standing behind the driver's door means the suspect can't easily reach over and contort his body to shoot behind him over his shoulder; it's an awkward angle for the driver and puts the officer in the dominant position as he can hopefully see how the driver is moving around and if need be can retreat to the back of the car or back to his patrol car. There are techniques for shooting while seated that include shooting over your opposing shoulder, but your average suspect is not going to be able to do this because it requires muscle memory and using center axis relock techniques.</p><p></p><p> This officer went out a little wide to get distance but there wasn't much he could do. To safely approach the right side he would get hit by traffic and all the suspect would have to do is reach out and point the gun out the passenger's window and shoot the cop who is in a compromised position and may not be able to see into the car with tinted windows. Not a good idea to be on the right, standing within feet of traffic only to get blindly shot through the window as the guy has his gun pointed and ready for the approaching officer. That could cause the officer to instinctual react and run away which could put him into traffic. He also has to consider the safety of the other driver's. </p><p></p><p>The cop obviously didn't make all the best decisions there but that is the nature of violent confrontations. You don't always get to choose the layout of the environment so you work with what you have available with the skills you possess, and looking back the easiest thing you can do is say "I should have done this or that." The guy probably asks himself all the time why he didn't just wait for back up or to order the guy out of the car and to the shoulder before approaching the car with an unknown number of occupants.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="svtfocus2cobra, post: 16546864, member: 21786"] You're incorrect in a lot of ways. It ultimately depends on the scenario and how many are in the car and where they are situated. In this situation you are definitely going to approach on the driver's side. The driver being right-handed means he has to reach across his body if he is holding the gun in his right hand and if the officer approaches on the left but communicates to the driver while standing behind the driver's door means the suspect can't easily reach over and contort his body to shoot behind him over his shoulder; it's an awkward angle for the driver and puts the officer in the dominant position as he can hopefully see how the driver is moving around and if need be can retreat to the back of the car or back to his patrol car. There are techniques for shooting while seated that include shooting over your opposing shoulder, but your average suspect is not going to be able to do this because it requires muscle memory and using center axis relock techniques. This officer went out a little wide to get distance but there wasn't much he could do. To safely approach the right side he would get hit by traffic and all the suspect would have to do is reach out and point the gun out the passenger's window and shoot the cop who is in a compromised position and may not be able to see into the car with tinted windows. Not a good idea to be on the right, standing within feet of traffic only to get blindly shot through the window as the guy has his gun pointed and ready for the approaching officer. That could cause the officer to instinctual react and run away which could put him into traffic. He also has to consider the safety of the other driver's. The cop obviously didn't make all the best decisions there but that is the nature of violent confrontations. You don't always get to choose the layout of the environment so you work with what you have available with the skills you possess, and looking back the easiest thing you can do is say "I should have done this or that." The guy probably asks himself all the time why he didn't just wait for back up or to order the guy out of the car and to the shoulder before approaching the car with an unknown number of occupants. [/QUOTE]
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