▲ 637 ▼ Florida Cop Empties His Gun, Runs For Cover After Acorn Falls On Car and Mistakes It For Shots Fired (jalopnik.com) submitted 2 years ago by return2ozma@lemmy.world to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world 98 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] ericbomb@lemmy.world 19 points 2 years ago (2 children) Umm the article left out if the person inside the car survived. permalink fedilink source hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] LowtierComputer@lemmy.world 15 points 2 years ago (1 child) He did. They missed him. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ericbomb@lemmy.world 23 points 2 years ago (1 child) They missed after unloading an entire clip into an unmoving car that had a handcuffed suspect?? I mean that's great to hear, but this entire story is so confounding. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Milk_Sheikh@lemm.ee 13 points 2 years ago* (1 child) Cops (as a near universal rule) are not good shots. Most of them get tested once/twice a year, and the chief wants to check off the ‘qualified’ box for the students, and go home. So they get a watered down test, and Johnny Law here magdumps and thankfully misses everyone despite being at close range with a red dot sight - the closest there is to cheating for pistol shooting This same perverse incentive structure exists for most LEO training if done internally by the department. So the public gets cops like this guy FBI and Sky Marshall’s are the only two agencies that actually make sure all of their agents know how to shoot permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] DontTreadOnBigfoot@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago Side note is that this guy was reported to be a veteran with PTSD (so he absolutely should not be in this position in the first place) But this was his actual training kicking in - first response when taking contact is to suppress with volume of fire, which he did. permalink fedilink source parent [–] godfilma@dmv.social 7 points 2 years ago Thank you. I was wondering if they were ok permalink fedilink source parent
[–] LowtierComputer@lemmy.world 15 points 2 years ago (1 child) He did. They missed him. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ericbomb@lemmy.world 23 points 2 years ago (1 child) They missed after unloading an entire clip into an unmoving car that had a handcuffed suspect?? I mean that's great to hear, but this entire story is so confounding. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Milk_Sheikh@lemm.ee 13 points 2 years ago* (1 child) Cops (as a near universal rule) are not good shots. Most of them get tested once/twice a year, and the chief wants to check off the ‘qualified’ box for the students, and go home. So they get a watered down test, and Johnny Law here magdumps and thankfully misses everyone despite being at close range with a red dot sight - the closest there is to cheating for pistol shooting This same perverse incentive structure exists for most LEO training if done internally by the department. So the public gets cops like this guy FBI and Sky Marshall’s are the only two agencies that actually make sure all of their agents know how to shoot permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] DontTreadOnBigfoot@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago Side note is that this guy was reported to be a veteran with PTSD (so he absolutely should not be in this position in the first place) But this was his actual training kicking in - first response when taking contact is to suppress with volume of fire, which he did. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ericbomb@lemmy.world 23 points 2 years ago (1 child) They missed after unloading an entire clip into an unmoving car that had a handcuffed suspect?? I mean that's great to hear, but this entire story is so confounding. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Milk_Sheikh@lemm.ee 13 points 2 years ago* (1 child) Cops (as a near universal rule) are not good shots. Most of them get tested once/twice a year, and the chief wants to check off the ‘qualified’ box for the students, and go home. So they get a watered down test, and Johnny Law here magdumps and thankfully misses everyone despite being at close range with a red dot sight - the closest there is to cheating for pistol shooting This same perverse incentive structure exists for most LEO training if done internally by the department. So the public gets cops like this guy FBI and Sky Marshall’s are the only two agencies that actually make sure all of their agents know how to shoot permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] DontTreadOnBigfoot@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago Side note is that this guy was reported to be a veteran with PTSD (so he absolutely should not be in this position in the first place) But this was his actual training kicking in - first response when taking contact is to suppress with volume of fire, which he did. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Milk_Sheikh@lemm.ee 13 points 2 years ago* (1 child) Cops (as a near universal rule) are not good shots. Most of them get tested once/twice a year, and the chief wants to check off the ‘qualified’ box for the students, and go home. So they get a watered down test, and Johnny Law here magdumps and thankfully misses everyone despite being at close range with a red dot sight - the closest there is to cheating for pistol shooting This same perverse incentive structure exists for most LEO training if done internally by the department. So the public gets cops like this guy FBI and Sky Marshall’s are the only two agencies that actually make sure all of their agents know how to shoot permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] DontTreadOnBigfoot@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago Side note is that this guy was reported to be a veteran with PTSD (so he absolutely should not be in this position in the first place) But this was his actual training kicking in - first response when taking contact is to suppress with volume of fire, which he did. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] DontTreadOnBigfoot@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago Side note is that this guy was reported to be a veteran with PTSD (so he absolutely should not be in this position in the first place) But this was his actual training kicking in - first response when taking contact is to suppress with volume of fire, which he did. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] godfilma@dmv.social 7 points 2 years ago Thank you. I was wondering if they were ok permalink fedilink source parent