Sheepdog Tip of the Day, During Combat tip 37
You have to look into yourself to decide what you must do to bring out that politically incorrect term killer instinct. When defending your life, you cannot fight with limitations, you cannot hold back for reasons of etiquette, a sense of humanity, personal religious reasons, fear of Internal Affairs, or of being sued. If you are absolutely convinced that you are fighting for your life, you owe it yourself, [your partner, the citizens you are sworn to protect] and your family to use whatever personal psychological ploy to help get the job done. If that means you have to view the suspect as a rabid, junkyard dog, so be it.
Lt. Col. Dave Grossman, On Combat
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Additional Resources
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