Originally Posted by
blues
I think "don't outdrive your lights" applies...at least to me. Perhaps it's what got drilled into us (without using the term) as LEOs. Of course, speed and accuracy are important, but knowing why you decided to break leather and took the actions you did subsequently are paramount.
I don't want to be dead, nor do I want to be destitute or incarcerated. I'm all for "balance". And when you've drawn on hundreds of individuals over a period of years, it reinforces how important it is to be right (each and every time).
I speak only from my own experience. Not from a text or because someone espouses one philosophy or another. I'm sure there are scads of folks here that can out-shoot me, but my instincts / situational awareness, judgment and ability have yet to let me down. (And, knock wood, hopefully never will.)
YMMV.