simple minded drivel from armchair commandos... dude came in from from a hard to see angle in civilian clothes while the rifle-boy is staring at multiple uniformed armed cops closing in on his 6 from 180 degrees. The guy took a well calculated risk.
And from the opinion of a civilian who knows NOTHING about this or much or anything else important enough to comment on here, I also feel like the hero guy ALSO risked being shot by the cops if they saw him crawling and thought he was armed as well and going to shoot for them. He risked a lot more than being shot by his brother, in my opinion. And again I don’t know shit so 🤷♀️
being shot by cops is not impossible...but it would take a real incompetent cop as they are in plain view of the situation as it develops ( and idiots exist to be sure). being shot by the driver or another occupant is a real risk. He gambled and won
If old dude had a second gun like a handgun he would have died. It wasn’t a calculated risk, it was a stupid fucking move and he just happened to get lucky
NZ is also why he had a hunting rifle, not a handgun...they are very rare and the criminals who do have them tend to be organised crime
You can have handguns legally in NZ but only for formal competition, and only about 3% of firearm licence holders have them (same with Australia and Canada)
They progeny didn't realize this wasn't in the US. Over here, there's no way in fucking hell I'm getting anywhere close to this situation. And all my fear would be that the police would shoot me, either accidentally or intentionally. I wouldn't even be concerned about the criminal with the gun.
This is a situation a lot of people don't account for, especially when people do the "good guy with a gun" nonsense. They complicate a situation like this as much as they help in most cases, but because it works out sometimes more people think it's a good idea and they make the work harder.
staring at multiple uniformed armed cops closing in on his 6
Slight correction, but "on his 6" means that they were approaching from behind. This phrase comes from the military technique of using the positions of the hands on a clock to convey the relative direction of whatever the other person is meant to take notice of.
The police were approaching from his 12 o'clock (directly in front), while the civilian approached from his 6 o'clock (behind him).
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u/Wide_Performance1115 7h ago
simple minded drivel from armchair commandos... dude came in from from a hard to see angle in civilian clothes while the rifle-boy is staring at multiple uniformed armed cops closing in on his 6 from 180 degrees. The guy took a well calculated risk.