Why no Cannons on Police Helicopters?

"Gord Beaman" wrote in message
news | Mutts wrote:
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| Wouldnt a cannon on a police helicopter solve a lot of
| problems for law enforcement?
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| Is it possible to put a round right through the engine block
| of a suspect fleeing and stop them from killing innocents?
| Seems like that kind of accuracy is possible now isnt it?
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| When those guys were robbing the bank in LA, seems like
| it would have been an easy shot to make from a helicopter
| even without a cannon.
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| ISTM that a much better target for the cannon might be the
| centre of the vehicle's roof...why waste a perfectly good engine
| block?...
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| -Gord.



Certainly would have saved a lot of time and expense on the OJ trial.



"If you can't find the hands, you must acquit"




Cheers


Dave Kearton