Terry PratchettWere you proposing to shoot these people in cold blood, sergeant?"" Nossir. Just a warning shot inna head, sir.
About This Quote
This quotation is an almost exact quote from the movie "A Few Good Men", where it is used as a reference to the fictional upcoming execution of the two Marines. This quote is usually used when someone has just committed a heinous crime, but they are either too scared to confess or they are unsure what to do next. "Cold blood" means that there was no hesitation or fear of any kind on the part of the person committing the crime. In fact, the person who committed this quote said that he would shoot these people in cold blood.
A warning shot inna head is a shot fired into the head of someone who is trying to avoid capture or escape. The phrase "warning shot" is often used when someone tries to escape and fails and so has to be killed on purpose.
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