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The South Australian police still have a "shoot-to-wound" option in their training and occasionally use it.
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Police are routinely required to intervene in less than lethal threat situations. Civilians are generally prohibited from doing so. Police may be authorized to use a lethal weapon in a less than lethal manner against a lesser threat for the public good. A civilian doing so generally becomes an aggressor at that point. There are exceptions such as in the case of a fleeing felon; but, civilians going there are on a slippery slope. Comparing police behavior to civilian self defense is really apples to oranges in this regard.