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Crunchy Frog

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32. They must have been REALLY lousy shots.

Mon Aug 3, 2020, 08:02 PM

Aug 2020

I'm always reading on here that cops are trained to shoot to kill, and never, EVER aim to disable someone nonlethally.

They must have been aiming for the head and trunk, and just screwed it up.

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Man fires at officers with AK-47 after refusing to wear a mask [View all] SunSeeker Aug 2020 OP

Lemme guess ... white man, perchance? (nt) mr_lebowski Aug 2020 #1

Yup. SunSeeker Aug 2020 #11

thank you for saying this RT Atlanta Aug 2020 #30

Joni Ernst carries a gun in case the government decides "my rights are no longer important" TomCADem Aug 2020 #36

I'm feeling like this guy must have been white, the story doesn't end with him dead ms liberty Aug 2020 #2

"I think he was getting stretched too tight." Glorfindel Aug 2020 #3

"I think he was getting stretched too tight" gratuitous Aug 2020 #4

Bitter Clinger. nt Progressive Jones Aug 2020 #5

BOO FUCKING HOO Skittles Aug 2020 #6

" lost custody of his child" justgamma Aug 2020 #7

He's single, ladies! SunSeeker Aug 2020 #9

OMG!!! Doreen Aug 2020 #56

I am not Christian but I said: " Thank God he lost them." Doreen Aug 2020 #57

Well I guess the good news here is that jimlup Aug 2020 #8

he got shot in the buttocks and the leg.. stillcool Aug 2020 #10

Right? SunSeeker Aug 2020 #12

Fake news. According to DU experts, it is impossible for cops to shoot anywhere that isn't lethal. PSPS Aug 2020 #17

that's only when they're shooting black people... stillcool Aug 2020 #21

+1, uponit7771 Aug 2020 #45

Police use the magical "White gun" HuskyOffset Aug 2020 #69

If the cops had 9mm handguns and shooting from a distance hack89 Aug 2020 #33

I'm sure they tried to kill him but failed Polybius Aug 2020 #35

They must have been REALLY lousy shots. Crunchy Frog Aug 2020 #32

Cops are usually lousy shots hack89 Aug 2020 #34

I watched a shootout once from my office window. BGBD Aug 2020 #38

shot in the butt? Locrian Aug 2020 #58

For those who think White Privilege isn't a real thing ... mr_lebowski Aug 2020 #13

Well said. SharonClark Aug 2020 #25

+1 dalton99a Aug 2020 #26

Pretty sure BGBD Aug 2020 #40

My bad ... I looked up an article on this looking for a pic and skimmed thru it too fast ... mr_lebowski Aug 2020 #47

Can't handle wearing a mask? Fucking snowflake. (nt) Paladin Aug 2020 #14

He's dead right? I KNOW they shot his ass like 79 times????? Afromania Aug 2020 #15

They shot him 3 times, but hit his butt & legs, so he'll live. Who knew aiming at legs was possible? SunSeeker Aug 2020 #16

And they didn't leave him in the road for 4 hours to bleed to death like Michael Brown. SunSeeker Aug 2020 #24

They probably took him for a burger ornotna Aug 2020 #27

+1, uponit7771 Aug 2020 #46

He Had An AK-47? ProfessorGAC Aug 2020 #18

I am sure it was a civilian model hack89 Aug 2020 #50

I Hope So ProfessorGAC Aug 2020 #51

Fully automatic weapons are tightly regulated hack89 Aug 2020 #52

Then, I Guessed Right ProfessorGAC Aug 2020 #53

Probably not a "real" AK-47, but shoots the same bullets JustABozoOnThisBus Aug 2020 #60

There's Great Ones From The DR, As Well ProfessorGAC Aug 2020 #61

DR? I'd ask for your recommendation, but ... JustABozoOnThisBus Aug 2020 #66

Dominican Republic ProfessorGAC Aug 2020 #68

That magat has had enough winning. ooky Aug 2020 #19

He did what? Grins Aug 2020 #20

Yup. SunSeeker Aug 2020 #22

He lost what...? Grins Aug 2020 #23

And he's still alive. What a surprise. Crunchy Frog Aug 2020 #28

Glad he lost custody,hope he never gets it I_UndergroundPanther Aug 2020 #29

Thoughts and prayers. lindysalsagal Aug 2020 #31

Maybe losing his job and kid BGBD Aug 2020 #37

Folks going through worst.. HipChick Aug 2020 #55

gee, I wonder why he lost custody of his child SiliconValley_Dem Aug 2020 #39

Shocking this guy would lose his job and custody of his child JI7 Aug 2020 #41

Just wear the damn mask! Poiuyt Aug 2020 #42

More damage to our society due to right-wing brainwashing.... KY_EnviroGuy Aug 2020 #43

Still alive? I... greyl Aug 2020 #44

That's exactly what I thought.. HipChick Aug 2020 #54

More evidence to support an assault weapons ban dlk Aug 2020 #48

Totally agree. nt SunSeeker Aug 2020 #49

Loss of job / child is not an excuse for shooting at people. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2020 #59

He REALLY doesn't want to wear a mask. JohnnyRingo Aug 2020 #62

If he thinks masks impinged his freedumb, wait tell he gets a taste of jail. nt SunSeeker Aug 2020 #63

I'm surprised they arrested him Bettie Aug 2020 #64

See what happens when you mix stupidity with guns, and refusing to wear a mask? Aussie105 Aug 2020 #65

OMG!! magats really taking this thing Cha Aug 2020 #67

All he had to do was wear a mask for the 5 minutes or so it would have taken to buy his cigars. SunSeeker Aug 2020 #70