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Plainclothes Chicago police officers fired nearly 100 gunshots over 41 seconds during a traffic stop that left one man dead and one officer injured, according to graphic video footage a police oversight agency released Tuesday.

Five officers from a tactical unit who were in an unmarked police vehicle surrounded an SUV last month driven by Dexter Reed, allegedly for failing to wear a seatbelt. Video shows the 26-year-old Black man briefly lowering a window and then raising it and refusing to exit the vehicle as more officers arrived, yelled commands and drew weapons.

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[-] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 109 points 1 year ago

If a bunch of people in plainclothes rushed my car with guns drawn I'd think I was being robbed.

[-] Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 6 points 1 year ago

This comment doesn't make sense to me. Even if he did think he was being robbed, he's outnumbered four to one, and they already have guns drawn.

Opening fire isn't a winning strategy even then.

[-] bbuez@lemmy.world 59 points 1 year ago

So police can act with the professionalism of criminal organizations, got it

[-] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

Of course. All cops are criminals. Every single cop has at bare minimum been an accomplice and an assaultant. Most are also thieves, murderers, and/or rapists.

[-] melpomenesclevage@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago

You wanna know who's trafficking kids? Who's bringing in the day's big moral panic drug? Who's selling illegal guns?

Always the cops. Literally every time.

[-] Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

I'm curious how you reached that conclusion?

[-] can@sh.itjust.works 14 points 1 year ago

Because you're saying they can behave the same way without facing consequences?

[-] Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago
[-] stembolts@programming.dev 10 points 1 year ago

I have a feeling you're playing dumb for engagement, because truly no one can be as clueless as this. I suspect everyone else feels the same which is why your question is being ignored. Most of your post history is similarly unaware. There will be no further reply.

[-] Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

Didn't answer the question, of course.

[-] melpomenesclevage@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

No, they are not capable of that level of coordination discretion rationality discipline or community ties.

[-] vardogor@mander.xyz 28 points 1 year ago

is laying down to let them shoot and rob you the winning strategy?

[-] Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

Between that and dying, it's the better of the two.

[-] vardogor@mander.xyz 14 points 1 year ago

being shot often entails dying.

[-] Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

I didn't say otherwise?

[-] melpomenesclevage@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago
[-] Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

Hey, take it up with the person who laid out the idiotic scenario.

[-] randombullet@programming.dev 4 points 1 year ago

You mean like Charles Kinsey?

[-] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 20 points 1 year ago

I said nothing about pulling a gun nor firing. Only what I would think if a bunch of people ran up with guns.

[-] Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

And we're going to ignore the context of the article you're commenting on?

[-] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 1 year ago

I don't have any idea what you're trying to say, but whatever it is, I imagine we'll disagree.

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