She has the ability to stake them while they're still soil bound so why not use it more often given that letting them up to fight means she's putting her life on the line every night. That's one of the points made in the S5 commentary on the meaning of "Death is your gift>" She's nearly been killed more than once on routine patrols (FFL and Helpless).
She chose not to go after the two nesting vamps in Crush despite Spike's encouraging her to. Moreover, in ITW the show and Xander make a big deal about the wrongess of her finally deciding to harpoon Riley's unambiguously retreating 'friend.' She was letting that vampire go but then her less good qualities got the better of her.
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Date: 2010-02-22 09:00 pm (UTC)She chose not to go after the two nesting vamps in Crush despite Spike's encouraging her to. Moreover, in ITW the show and Xander make a big deal about the wrongess of her finally deciding to harpoon Riley's unambiguously retreating 'friend.' She was letting that vampire go but then her less good qualities got the better of her.