Amateur hour. N.Z.

Posted on August 17, 2013 by KG

AOS ‘Police have named the man who was shot by an armed officer after lying face-down and being handcuffed yesterday.
Iriheke Te Kani Manu Pere, 33, was critically injured when a police firearm was accidentally discharged during his arrest outside a Hastings house…’
The AOS is supposed to be the highly-trained response to armed offenders…I’ve watched these guys in action, and I wouldn’t give ’em the job of rounding up stray dogs.
Update: ‘New Zealand Police can not shoot for S***’  (  Thanks PM of NZ)

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15 Responses to Amateur hour. N.Z.

  1. pmofnz says:
    August 17, 2013 at 16:27

    “I wouldn’t give ‘em the job of rounding up stray dogs”

    The last time they tried that, they expended multiple full mags and still the mutt got away.

  3. Oswald Bastable says:
    August 17, 2013 at 19:25

    Trigger discipline. It’s not so hard…

  4. Darin says:
    August 17, 2013 at 22:08

    They need the new Tactical PSW-Police Safe Weapon (Goggles and PPE not included)$1695 USD-

  5. Carol-Christian Soldier says:
    August 18, 2013 at 04:03

    :roll: –(-: :-)

    wait- I thought the gvt policy is – only police have guns (except in England) –because citizens just cannot handle guns–
    C-CS

  6. Flashman says:
    August 18, 2013 at 05:17

    I’ve seen these chaps training with their Glocks.

    The words that come to mind is “Generally Inept”.

    One little uniformed tubbette was so scared of the big noisy gun she couldn’t hit the paper target from 6 meters away. There there were the two big lads with Bushmasters doing tactical drills. Plod 2 had the muzzle of his cocked rifle pointing into the back of Plod 1 for much of the time. I couldn’t bear to look.

    Seriously, there’re few things more off-putting to one’s tranquility of mind than a bug-eyed police officer in a stress situation waving a firearm around.

    • Oswald Bastable says:
      August 18, 2013 at 06:57

      Yep, seen it first-hand too and agree.

      There is more emphasis on drills and procedure than on marksmanship and weapons handling.

      Simply, it’s not enough rounds down the range.

      • Ronbo says:
        August 18, 2013 at 08:27

        Since the cops can’t hit anything, then maybe a new drill would be to throw the empty gun at the criminal :?: :mrgreen:

        Seriously, when I was Vietnam this infantry sergeant said he was a terrible shot with his .45 pistol, so when in the middle of a dark and stormy night the enemy charged him, he beaned the VC with the gun after he emptied the magazine to no effect. :mrgreen: