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Really? You could do better?
You're on a roof stressed the fuck out, you hear something behind you and realize it's a cop and you've been spotted, you point your gun and the cop falls off the roof. You spin and fire as fast as possible so as to still have the chance of doing what you came for. But alas, stress, adrenaline, and lack of skill has foiled your plans.
No I'm not defending the guys choice, or saying I could do any better in his position.
Probably. I wasn't a sniper, but I consistently qualified Expert in the Army. The shooter was at 200m; Army qualifications include hitting targets out to 300m, with limited time. So, yeah, I think I'd have done better.
I certainly would have chosen a different rifle than an AR15 for sniper work. I'd have picked .308 or .30-06 - both of which are extremely common hunting rifles - decent sights, and a good zero. And take the body shot: the guy's twice as big as one of the Army pop-up qualification targets, a head shot is way harder.