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COMPOL to Cops: Shoot Before You're Shot
posted (July 9, 2020)

And, if you still have any doubts about the police rules of engagement when it comes to using deadly force, the Commissioner made it clear today that he tells his cops to shoot first, when facing a threat:

Chester Williams - Commissioner of Police

"When I speak to my officers on a daily basis, my thing to them, you first, you second, you third, you fourth, you fifth is the way you have to think about a criminal. If you are under attack, you are under fire by anybody, do not hesitate. The law makes provision for you to make what is called a pre-emptive strike, which means if you believe your life is in danger by any person, you can if you have the upper hand, will take it. Don't wait until the man take his gun and point it on you before you shoot because you might not have that chance to shoot."

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