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Message: <blockquote data-quote="evildmguy" data-source="post: 1567536" data-attributes="member: 6092">I have already said what I said and I stand by it.  (To sum up:  I would let the player decide to give them control over their character but I have some good players.)  However, I must point out that the above is wrong, by at least two sources.  I work with a former police officer.  Her husband teaches at the police academy of my city.  I also saw several Discovery channel specials on training for FBI agents.  This may surprise some of you but here is what I watched and what I was told.Law enforcement officials are taught to shoot the bad guy until they go down.  Period.  This could mean empty their clip.  The reason they do this is because without a lucky shot to the head or heart, it takes a lot of wounds to cause a person to go down (Not to be mortal but go down) due to low blood pressure starving the brain.  During this time, they can still react but each hit dimishes their ability to act.  Further, my same sources tell me that said police officers would also fire if the person was within fifteen feet of them and definitely within ten, because within that distance, they can close to melee range and perhaps grapple for the weapon probably before the officer can fire even one shot!    I think we see too much sensationalized violence on TV, including officers stopping at one shot or two, to understand fully what kind of training our law enforcement people receive.  Second, while I do agree that the FRCS is grey on this topic, the sources I quoted earlier, in terms of a LN perspective, were not.  Some areas would kill the rapist, others would fine him.  I don't know what sources the DM and player have in question, of course, but there are sources out there as to what would be done in FR in this situation.  I am not trying to attack you personally, so much as question what you brought up in terms of its veracity.  I hope I did it in a fair and respectful manner to you and to the boards.  Good discussion!Have a good one!  Take care!edg</blockquote>

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