girlfreddyApr 10, 2024

Videos show Chicago police fired nearly 100 shots over 41 seconds during fatal traffic stop

https://lemmy.ca/post/19101122

Videos show Chicago police fired nearly 100 shots over 41 seconds during fatal traffic stop - Lemmy.ca

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.

Show threadBoomer Humor DoomergodApr 10, 2024
You’d think with all the shooting they do cops would be better at shooting things. A hundred rounds for one dude? Even if he was an actual threat that’s a huge waste of money. Ammo is expensive.
Show threadIlovethebombApr 10, 2024
He did fire at the police, you know. Pretty sure that counts as an actual threat.
Show threadstringereApr 10, 2024

He fired at a group of dudes in civilian clothes driving regular vehicles telling him they were cops. Guess what more than tripled from 2019 to 2021 and continues? Car jackings and armed car jackings.

They allege this was for a seatbelt. Weapons drawn for a simple traffic stop?

Plainclothes officers, especially, should not be approaching people with a weapon drawn.

Show threadsqozenodeApr 11, 2024

This is exactly why the “defund the police” movement is so popular.

Traffic cops do not need to be armed.

Show threadryathal
Traffic stops should also be initiated by marked cruisers. If needed, plainclothes cops can assist, but they shouldn’t be the first contact.
Apr 11, 2024 at 12:44pmWeb
Show threadPasserby6497Apr 12, 2024

I’m not stopping for an unmarked without being on the phone with 911 to make sure they’re a real cop.

Growing up, we had a string of assaults in a podunk city that was perpetrated buy some guy(s) who bought some blue/red lights and a siren. Hell, for a while even the cops were saying not to stop outside of a well lit area at night…

Show threadryathalApr 12, 2024
The problem is cops will shoot you for doing that too.
Show threadPasserby6497Apr 12, 2024
Well, hopefully getting shot in a well lit area means they can’t suppress the footage like they’ve done so many other times…