Allows you to shoot w/o target isolation if the consequences of not stopping the threat would be worse than the possibility of hitting an innocent person

• A. Greater danger exception
• B. Preclusion
• C. Self-defense
• D. Tactical advantage

Answer: (A)

In use-of-force decisions, the greater danger exception lets you shoot without isolating a target when failing to stop the threat would create a greater danger than the risk of hitting an innocent person. The priority is preventing widespread harm to bystanders; if delaying action or trying to perfectly identify a single target would allow more harm, this exception supports taking decisive action to stop the threat anyway.

Self-defense centers on protecting yourself, not the public at large. Preclusion is about having exhausted other options before using force. Tactical advantage is about gaining an advantage for the engagement, not the specific safety calculation of harming an innocent person versus stopping a violent threat. The described situation is a textbook fit for the greater danger exception.