Thomas031, you're absolutely right. Why would you pull a lethal weapon when your intent isn't to cause harm? If a bad guy pulls a gun on you, you'll definitely shoot a warning shot, in a direction that may or may not ricochet off something and possibly injure/kill someone else. Get a fucking clue. In a LEO world, you pull your weapon, you're prepared to use it.
Gun law indoctrination? No, I live in Canada, nice try jackass. Far different gun laws than the US. You must have way more time at the range than I do, and more time doing simulations and practice run through of tactical scenarios, with live, blank and simmunition. You're right though, in a situation where you could potentially die, you're going to just disarm someone and shoot their foot so they can't keep coming at you, or shoot the gun out of their hands.
Maybe next time you decide to type some idiotic dribble, think and do some research into how police officers are trained this side of the pond. In no way can any place like Holland, UK, France, Italy, etc. Be compared to the US in terms of Law Enforcement. The way the US is vastly different from the rest of the world, and that's before taking the "race war" into account.