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[–] 83 points 8 months ago* (7 children)

*car

The acorn fell on the car and surprised the officer, who then shot the windows out.

Edit reference: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/video-shows-florida-deputy-repeatedly-shoot-man-thinking-falling-acorn-rcna138829

an acorn could be seen striking the top of his patrol car

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  • [–] 31 points 8 months ago (6 children)

    I really hope everyone at his sheriff's office doesn't ever let that one go. Coworkers mocking him is appropriate given the shame he did to (whatever's left of) their reputation.

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  • [–] 44 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (5 children)

    He had someone apprehended in the back of the car at the time. He fired like 5 shots into it, and luckily the guy wasent hit.

    He shouldnt be mocked, but fired and arrested for gross negligence. Im sure neither happened.

    EDIT: looks like he and his partner unloaded 22 shots at his handcuffed and restrained suspect, and the acorn cop resigned. It was Florida, so of course no charges were ever filed.

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  • [–] 7 points 8 months ago

    Part of gun safety, especially when you're firing in a populated area, is to make sure your bullet has a safe backdrop in case you miss or it penetrates fully and keeps going.

    These cops fired those 22 rounds without even having a target in the foreground to consider the background of. Just "shoot and hope it hits a bad guy" without even considering what else it might have hit.

    First guy hears acorn, starts firing at nothing (or the guy he just locked in the back of the cruiser). Partner sees him firing at nothing, joins in for a few rounds before stopping to wonder wtf they are even firing at.

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  • [–] 3 points 8 months ago

    On the plus side, in a decade, most of Florida will be either literally or financially underwater, because basically every property insurance agency is fleeing the state.

    Whoops! Turns out climate change is real!

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  • [–] 2 points 8 months ago (1 child)

    Why, prey tell, shouldn't he be mocked for being a compete fuckup who may murder someone do to his fuckupery?

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  • [–] 6 points 8 months ago*

    Cause mockery is shit all compared to justice. Mock away, but I want more.

    He resigned before he could be fired, but thats as far as it got. I expect he will show up at some other acab factory and put innocent people in danger again, because making fun of him didnt stop him.

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