"the only reason he survived is because the gun was only about 18 inches from his face. If it was farther away the bullet would have picked up more velocity and killed him."
LOL. A bullet loses velocity the split second it leaves the gun. And, it continues to lose velocity, basic physics.
You can "LOL" all you want.....I'm not a scientist or a physics major....plus I was a firefighter, not a cop. I'm not a weapons expert either (I just relayed what I was told about the incident)....but regardless, my friend and colleague was shot IN THE FACE by a suspect and lived. Had he just shot the motherfucker (instead of tackle him) he'd have never gotten shot.
You people act like criminals do exactly as they are told, have no ill intentions, don't carry weapons, and cops just want blood.
We live in an imperfect world. Like I said before, I'm taking the cops side 99.99% of the time.