more on South Africa

[grahamc]

This is a follow on thread, but I could not find the original one.

Same women in government, talking about the "shoot to kill" idea in South Africa

http://www.int.iol.co.za/index.php?art_id=vn20080422063553144C580114&set_id=1&click_id=13&sf=

[JustGav]

Deputy safety and security minister Susan Shabangu has said that ordinary citizens of South Africa who are threatened by criminals pointing guns or other lethal weapons at them do not have to fire a warning shot before shooting to kill.


As odd as it may sound.. if someone was pointing a weapon at me, firing a warning shot wouldn't be the first thing on my mind really.... Having been in that situation before I can say a warning shot isn't what I first thought :shrug:

[grahamc]

As odd as it may sound.. if someone was pointing a weapon at me, firing a warning shot wouldn't be the first thing on my mind really.... Having been in that situation before I can say a warning shot isn't what I first thought :shrug:

completely agree... just posted it since it was the same lady telling the cops to making their 1 shot a kill shot.