[jaguar]

Cops don't have heavy weapons, I think the cop was using a glock18, although I’m not sure.

What company?
If you hadn’t noticed Cambodia isn’t a nice place. My dad is a digital electronics engineer, I know the systems he works with well, security systems. Most of my work was soldering up circuit board and power supplies and installing them in various locations. Systems in Cambodia are slightly more complex than the average, and working in Cambodia is not safe. Training was provided my ex-military Cambodia and a mercenary firm that was US based, although I cannot remember the name.

Congratulations for knowing what type of rounds the various guns fire, a brilliant achievement in patronization and attempting to be condescending as possible. AK47 I used only once - I disjointed my shoulder with the recoil (although it is by far the most used weapon, both Quick Response Teams which the security company kept mostly used them), last work I did although I’m going back at the end of the year. MP5/K I did full training with, apart from vehicle deployment. M16 and Uzi was more target practice, if I was working n the field I carried an MP5. Work is mostly done inside walled complexes, home of the rich and powerful or business HQs. The most vulnerable time is when work is being done on security systems, some include turret guns. While there was never an incident there have been, and will be again. Gangs are well armed, up to an including RPGs, mortars, light support weapons etc... You don't fuck with these people, you shoot and run. If you doubt what I’m saying take a look at a national geographic article form last year about Angkor Wat, they were forced by the local authorities to take a full armored convoy. Sure a big part of doing the training was the fun bit of trying out guns etc, but it was pretty good, and worth doing. Just curious, have you done any military training yourself or somthing or did you jsut grab a couple of facts of a webpage hoping to intimidate me?

I never implied that you would live if shot with a full size assault rifle you would live, but last I check cops don't usually carry M16s and the like(although I saw some footage that looked like a riot cop firing some kind of subby into the air...). This guy was shot with a pistol, and ambulances were around - its the middle of a riot, they are on standby. Sure I'm no qualified doctor by a long shot but I’d say you'd have a better chance than in the head but you certainly would not be throwing anything around for a while.
And on a relative measure, I think you'll agree the chances of survival are higher.

I agree syc, what most of there people want - true socialism is never going to happen. It is a matter of balance and alot of people think that’s well out of wack at the moment and I’m one of them. I don't want revolution, I want evolution. The currant protest movement is a huge myriad of groups banded together, many of them overlap, no it’s not really going to do much but it gets attention, that’s a start. I'm not some kind of far left antiglobalisation nut. I run a small business importing hardware for crying out loud, globalization is good, it’s a matter of its implementation and reaping the most for the majority.

If this cop had been on the ground and the guy came at him with this, sure, shoot, but he was in an armored vehicle, that’s not defensible, and that’s why he’s up for murder.