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Originally Posted by MiniMatt
Oh, and on the Menezes derail - it wasn't just five bullets. Eleven shots were fired, seven to his head, one to his shoulder and three missed. Hollow point bullets were used (incidently, these have been banned in warfare since the Hague Convention of 1899). These shots were fired over a thirty second period, roughly one shot every three seconds. Obviously not a "spray and pray" from an automatic but individual considered shots.
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11 and only 7 hit from close range, see amatures!!
They would have been single shot yes if they were from a 9mm pistol, but if the police had the MP5 with folding stock (easy to hide under a suit jacket) then chances are they would have been on burst.
And Hollow points are still used by the Special forces and other government and some police type agencys around the world ( more destructive), but they dont exactly sign up to the rules of warfare do they??