В этом, видимо, и заключается разница между ментом и копом: при угрозе своей или своего товарища жизни коп просто открывает огонь на поражение. As horrified shoppers at a popular Manassas strip mall ducked for cover yesterday, masked members of a Prince William County narcotics task force drew their guns and opened fire on an alleged drug dealer who authorities say threatened the lives of undercover officers while trying to escape in his SUV. The suspect, Ervin E. Jenkins, 31, of Warrenton, was listed in stable condition at Inova Fairfax Hospital after police said he tried to run down a member of the task force with his Chevrolet Tahoe about 11:45 a.m. .................... When officers blocked Jenkins with their cars, he put his foot on the gas pedal, revved the older-model Tahoe in reverse and slammed into the cars, police said. He then accelerated forward and rammed police cars and three other vehicles out of his path, they said. He continued to drive toward an officer who was on foot, police said. Fearing for his life, the officer opened fire, as did other members of the task force, police said. Police were trying to determine how many shots were fired. Здесь, канешна, копы знали, с кем имеют дело и настроились соответственно, но у меня нет сомнений, что из тачки этой Харатьян (или как ее?) здесь бы сделали решето, а потом бы уже разбирались.