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Description
This movement is the 180 degree turn and is
similar to the 90 degree turn studied previously,
in that it more accurately reflected a street
encounter where the suspect engages in a dynamic
turn and actually discharges a weapon at the
officer as they are turning. In this study the
subject was instructed to start by facing directly
at the camera/officer with the weapon in a
concealed, bootleg position beside and behind the
strong side thigh, point the weapon at the
officer/camera and pull the trigger, and then turn
and run away. As in the 90-degree study the motion
was very dynamic, varied among subjects and
sometimes covered quite a distance before the
subject achieved a full square back position.
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