shoot to kill

Examples (10)

• The police officers were ordered to shoot to kill if the situation escalated.
• In self-defense, the soldier had no choice but to shoot to kill.
• The new policy explicitly allows guards to shoot to kill if faced with a deadly threat.
• During the hostage crisis, negotiators advised against any action that would force the captors to shoot to kill.
• He was trained to shoot to kill as part of his special forces operations.
• The law has been amended to permit law enforcement to shoot to kill when necessary.
• Many argue that a shoot to kill policy is too extreme for most situations.
• The rebels were instructed to shoot to kill any approaching enemy.
• It's a controversial tactic, but sometimes police must shoot to kill to protect themselves or others.
• The manual stated that under no circumstances should officers shoot to kill unless their lives were in immediate danger.