Season 2: Episode 7: “At Home in the Dark.”

[Abouttime]

Another great show... thanks! However, I thought one of the uses of the tactical flashlight was "blind" an intruder. I noticed Rob moving through the house with the flashlight on and off, casting light where he wanted. But when the intruder was spotted, I can't remember him shining the light into the intruder's face. Was there a reason for that or did I just miss it?

[Rob Pincus]

I train to use the light to find & identify the threats and the firearm to stop them. Over-choreographing response to a lethal threat, including using the "light as a weapon", doesn't make a lot of sense to me. Using a light as a weapon when you have a non-lethal threat or when you don't have a gun may be a great idea, but not in the scenario that we were showing.

-RJP