When faced with a small threat, why do many cops decide to shoot in lethal spots, not arms, shoulders, legs etc.

[Koyyendate]

Ts never made sense to me, if someone is a threat and you feel like you need to shoot them just shoot their legs or shoulder and wrestle/figth them until adrenaline wears off and the pain hits.

 

[Andremln]

Natural instinct, fight or flight, leaving the enemy alive is rare in the wild and cops are continuously put under very high risk situations so you would end up expecting the worse from anyone long term, this is the exact same reason why female cops react with such lethality to small stimulus, in nature they are helpless and easy to kill so their cortisol levels elevate to a much higher amount during conflict making them more unpredictable or dangerous with a firearm