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[–] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 48 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (3 children)

completely unloading their magazines into the door/window.

You're not exaggerating here. It takes about 8 seconds for the one officer to reload the weapon once the mag's been emptied by spasmodic panic-shooting, and while we can deduct time used to talk on the radio, it didn't stop what looked like 40-50 rounds being pumped into the general vicinity of a person.

I have cops in the family, and I get a good idea of the day-to-day grind their soul endures in my country's best-trained and worst-paid police force, and I'll be among hte first to review something critically. There's nothing mitigating about this; it's objectively horrific.

Edit: ho-oleee shit, she survived.

Pouncy, a friend of the woman who lived in the apartment, sustained a total of five gunshot wounds to the leg and torso, according to her attorney, Ben Crump, who reacted to the release of the video on Monday, calling it "evidence of the unnecessary and excessive force."

None of Pouncy’s vital organs were struck by bullets, but the long-term effects of her injuries are yet to be determined, according to Crump. He told ABC News that Pouncy is traumatized by the incident.

I hope she can live and sue the cops so hard it'll change their training, and these two will split between telling their story of idiocy and parking enforcement for the rest of their careers.

[–] Rodeo@lemmy.ca 28 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (3 children)

They shoot people for no reason and you hope they get parking duty?

How about they go to prison for their crime of attempted murder.

[–] LifeOfChance@lemmy.world 11 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Hes just being real as to what's going to happen. Of course we all want them in prison drinking prison goop through a straw.

[–] Rodeo@lemmy.ca 1 points 9 months ago

No, he's attempting to soften perspective.

Instead of giving up and hoping for the worst, why don't you join me in demanding justice?

[–] ryathal@sh.itjust.works 2 points 9 months ago

Baby steps. They actually get some punishment. The cops that shot the wrong make, model, and color car in the Dorner saga didn't even get a slap on the wrist.

[–] stoly@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago

The first goal is to take guns away from murderers.

[–] spider@lemmy.nz 15 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

sue the cops so hard it'll change their training

Won't happen unless taxpayers raise hell en masse, since they foot the bills for lawsuits.

[–] Flumpkin@slrpnk.net 4 points 9 months ago

This is so insane. It actually does look like the police officers completely freaked and just started blasting and then got into a kind of panicked frenzy.

Basically the only way to be safe from police is to not have windows or have bulletproof glass or some kind demilitarized zone so you can see who is coming without coming "out of cover". Have a video phone to talk to would be visitors.