Parece bem claro que ele poderia ter atirado nele (apesar de que teria sido fora do FBI). Política da Força Mortal )
FBI special agents may use deadly force only when necessary—when the agent has a reasonable belief that the subject of such force poses an imminent danger of death or serious physical injury to the agent or another person. If feasible, a verbal warning to submit to the authority of the special agent is given prior to the use of deadly force.
Não é permitido fotografar alguém para impedi-lo de escapar.
Atirar para o ar também é contra a política (como é um desperdício, inútil e potencialmente perigoso), mas parece claro que esse ato é totalmente motivado pela frustração.*When a bullet is fired into the air, it can stay in flight for over a minute. On the way down, it gains a velocity of between 300 and 700 feet per second—that’s more than powerful enough to kill a human. Skulls can be penetrated at a velocity of 200 feet per second.
On July 4, 1999, 9-year-old Brian Perez was hit in the head by a stray bullet. He died of his injuries the next day. At the time of Perez’s death, he was the 39th person to be killed by a stray bullet on a holiday in L.A.
Source - Newsweek
O "AAAAARGH .... DAMN" explode / grita parece apoiar a alegação de que isso é impulsionado pela frustração ... mas o script confirma isso
UTAH suddenly snaps his hand up and FIRES VERTICALLY.
HE HOWLS WITH RAGE, FRUSTRATION AND PAIN.
FIRES AGAIN. And AGAIN.
Slumping back, his shoulders slam down onto the concrete.
Straight-arming the Beretta he FIRES RAPIDLY...
Bulleting the blue sky.