Category: Weapon/Implement
Police officer shot in vehicle. Driver continues to escape ambush
How NOT to enter a door in a gunfight
This fighter simply holds his AK at about chest height and marches, firing, through a door with enemy inside. Perhaps inspired by movies or video games, who knows.
Pawn shop owner counter-ambushes robbers
Pawn shop owner feigns compliance, moves to cover and counter-ambushes robbers.
Victim killed during robbery
Victim does not comply and attempts to take hold of his bag while at gunpoint. The killer immediately shoots him. A bad decision and tragic outcome.
OC spray, Taser, Baton ineffective against drug affected man
Reluctant to go hands-on, police use their baton, then Taser which fails multiple times. One police officer attempts to knock over the man by rushing at him from behind but ultimately loses control as he stands up. The Taser is used again, then OC spray before the Taser is used once more before the man is taken into custody.
All of the tools police used in this instance depend on pain compliance, apart from the Taser which incapacitates for mere seconds IF the two prongs make contact correctly and in the correct positions on the body. Physical control with grappling techniques may have resulted in a faster and safer arrest, however these officers either lack those skills or were not willing to go hands-on.
Police use of strikes during this arrest have no effect
In this case, it appears that baton strikes had no effect on the suspect who continued to resist. Grappling alone would have had the same result with less harm.
Contractor convoy in Iraq ambushed. Driver stopped under fire, praying and calling on radio for help.
Haliburton contractor convoy in Iraq is ambushed. Driver taking video is stopped, under fire, and panicking on the CB for help.
Time markers: (2:00) Ambush begins (4:00) Praying begins (4:45) Truck disabled (5:45) Driver witnesses driver in front of him in overturned truck being killed (9:40)
Attempted robbery with fake gun stopped by security guard with real gun
Police officer choked by suspect, is saved by backup
This police officer is outmatched in hand to hand combat and could have been strangled to death if backup didn’t arrive. He is also lucky that the suspect wasn’t able to apply a more effective choke earlier, otherwise there would have been plenty of time to strangle unconscious and murder the officer.
This video demonstrates that guns are not a trump card and can potentially be overcome even by a person who is unarmed. It is also important to recognise that grappling skills in this specific situation represent the only way to survive.