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• breamfisher Posts: 14,114 Senior Member

  February 2014 #2

  If he wasn't a cop in Chicago, chances are he would have been unarmed.

  Meh.

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• Jayhawker Posts: 18,364 Senior Member

  February 2014 #3

  Hose them down with gasoline and pull your lighter?

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• gator Posts: 1,746 Senior Member

  February 2014 #4

  Jayhawker wrote: »

  Hose them down with gasoline and pull your lighter?

  
  I wonder if the muzzle flash from the bad guys gun would light the gas?

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• Teach Posts: 18,428 Senior Member

  February 2014 #5

  I've considered that gas station mugging scenario several times. I think I'd take my chances hosing the perp down with gas with my left hand while dropping out of the line of fire and drawing my CCW with my right. I don't know if he would be smart enough to figure out his muzzle flash would light him off, but I'll bet mine would!
  Jerry

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• KSU Firefighter Posts: 3,249 Senior Member

  February 2014 #6

  One more failure in victim selection, good for the off duty officer!

  The fire service needs a "culture of extinguishment not safety" Ray McCormack FDNY

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• bobbyrlf3 Posts: 2,614 Senior Member

  February 2014 #7

  Glad the LEO came out ahead on this one. IDK, in a place like Chicago, if he lit them on fire and they didn't die, he might get prosecuted for malicious wounding or some crap.

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• 41magnut Posts: 1,306 Senior Member

  February 2014 #8

  bobbyrlf3 wrote: »

  Glad the LEO came out ahead on this one. IDK, in a place like Chicago, if he lit them on fire and they didn't die, he might get prosecuted for malicious wounding or some crap.

  
  Excessive force?
  
  Assault with a deadlier weapon?
  
  Reckless endangerment of by standers?
  
  DA up for re-election?
  
  Interesting question.

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• Jeeper Posts: 2,954 Senior Member

  February 2014 #9

  breamfisher wrote: »

  If he wasn't a cop in Chicago, chances are he would have been unarmed.

  
  THIS. 99/100 times they would have encountered an unarmed civilian. This was the 1% time they picked the wrong person.
  
  I take that back... I'm betting the odds were much less than 1/100. They have probably done this 500 times before with a different result.
  
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• Wheelsman56 Posts: 225 Member

  February 2014 #10

  Here is the link to the story.
  
  http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chi-1-held-in-robbery-of-offduty-sergeant-20140212,0,4633203.story

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• shootbrownelk Posts: 2,035 Senior Member

  February 2014 #11

  No need for a double tap....head shot! He should have shot the other 2.

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• JasonMPD Posts: 6,583 Senior Member

  February 2014 #12

  It may be a tad morbid, but I love going on youtube and searching "robber shot" or "robbery gone wrong" and watching these DB's get some lead injections.
  
  If you wanna see some merciless robbery thwarting, google Brazilian police robbery shootings. It's amazing anyone even bothers to commit a crime down there!

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• DoctorWho Posts: 9,496 Senior Member

  February 2014 #13

  Teach wrote: »

  I've considered that gas station mugging scenario several times. I think I'd take my chances hosing the perp down with gas with my left hand while dropping out of the line of fire and drawing my CCW with my right. I don't know if he would be smart enough to figure out his muzzle flash would light him off, but I'll bet mine would!
  Jerry

  
  When I pumped gas, the diesel delivery man told Me about a punk that tried to rob him as he delivered fuel, he grabbed a dispenser nozzle and hosed the guy down liberally with gasoline, it was not necessary to light the guy up as by that time he was on his knees begging for mercy, I know of other gas station attendants that have successfully used that trick.
  
  Also, gasoline in the face is blinding and most people doused end up groveling and vomiting disabled from the fumes etc.. not much fight left in them after they inhale and swallow and get enough gasoline in their lungs and nose and eyes.

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