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Doc, people have differing views regarding light usage.
The thing that I think can be pretty universally accepted is that once you trigger a light, anyone that sees the beam knows there is someone at the other end.
Try an experiment - get in the room that is at the end of the hallway - have someone come down the hallway with their light on. You will probably notice that you can track them by the beam's appearance in the room you are in. In any event, the moment that person activated the light, you knew their general location. Forewarned IS forearmed.
Based on my experiences, I want to either have myself in darkness while the other area is lit up - turning on overhead lights in the room from the hallway would be an example; or have lighting equal so the bad guy doesn't have an advantage. I learned to useuse lights sparingly while searching.
As I noted at the beginning, people have differing philosophies.
This^^^^. I worked third shift for years at the PD and can tell you that is how I worked with lights. The light didn't come on until I knew what/who/where was going to get lit up. Walking around with a flashlight on like a kid on a camping trip is asking for trouble.
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