Originally posted by petsbestern
I fail to understand why they shot the whole bus when they could've easily shot the tires to make it stop. This was SUCH an unneccessary loss of innocent life.
They TRIED shooting into the vehicle first to make it stop. Shooting the tires will not stop a vehicle (okay, maybe in the movies this works, but not in real life). Especially in a vehicle moving toward you, when most vehicles are rear-wheel drive, and you cannot see, never mind shoot, the tires. A vehicle can continue forward on flat tires perfectly well, it will ruin the rims, yes, but it can still move forward at a pretty good speed.