[Vision2020] Total 2011 German police bullet usage was 85

[Tom Hansen]

Another thing about Deutsche Polizei . . .

As much as I seriously appreciated German Police (on more than one occasion while in the Army stationed in Nurnberg, Stuttgart, and Wuerzburg), suspects are not read their rights (Mirandized), probably because (for all intents and purposes) suspects' "rights" are extremely limited.

When the polizei flag you down, they mean NOW!  If/When the polizei request a blood sample, I suggest you do so willingly.  The alternative can be painful.  Polizei officers are armed with 9-millimeter handguns and Uzis.  Most patrol cars have a canine partner in the back seat.  Large city police stations are supplied with a sufficient quantity of armored personnel carriers.

Oh, by the way, did you know that failing to stop and offer assistance to a motorist is a crime in Germany?

Seeya round town, Moscow, because . . .

"Moscow Cares"
http://www.MoscowCares.com
  
Tom Hansen
Moscow, Idaho
 

On Dec 18, 2012, at 11:50 AM, Kenneth Marcy <kmmos1 at frontier.com> wrote:

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> The 2011 use of firearms in service by German police declined slightly: last year officers fired 85 shots         total. Of these, 49 were warning shots, and 36 were aimed shots.  15 people were injured, and 6 were killed, according to statistics from the German Police University in Münster, Westphalia.
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> Compared with American police officers, German police officers are not only more abstemious in ammunition usage, they are more accurate as well.  36 - (15 + 6) = 15;  15 / 36 = 41.67 % miss rate;  21 / 36 = 58.33 % hit rate.
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> Compared with multiple reports of American police bullet barrages, the German experience provides an example from which Americans could learn.
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> Ken
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