Undercover cop pulls gun on protesters in Oakland

Mashable ^ | 12/10/14 | Patrick Kulp

[Revelation 911]

check it out - the undercover cops are accused of not identifying themselves, and inciting violence..whatever - there are so many things wrong with the whole issue..

BUT - check out the link pics - the Cop is holding his service auto ghetto style

[Revelation 911]

of everything - I had to chuckle when I saw that - really?

[Gaffer]

I guess you have to relate to them in “optics” with which they are familiar. :o)

[Blue Jays]

See lots of replies in similar thread here:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3236281/posts

[Revelation 911]

thank you thread cop - I searched with our usually crappy search function and didn’t find it, so please excuse me

[skeeter]

The Homeboy Grip is part of the undercover act.

[ASA Vet]

The "crappy search" function works fine if you do it correctly.

undercover + Oakland

[defconw]

I did notice that his finger was not on the trigger and he seemed to be using it more like a pointer. I don't know about the ghetto grip, thing but I do know that the way people shoot on TV, is not going to be a very accurate shot.

Then there are the countless cop shows that show good guy taking on an arsenal with a pistol. Cops do have long guns in the car!

[GoldenPup]

These guys (cops) risk their lives every second they are on duty and deserve our respect and co-operation instead of cheap slime-ball hit pieces in the news. The recent “bad press” the cops have been getting are very rare instances causedd by people breaking the law.

[Sooth2222]

I can't put my finger on it, but the cop, somehow, just doesn't seem to achieve the look of a "Homeboy" no matter how he's holding his gun.

[smoothsailing]

[b4its2late]

What no youtube video?

[WakeUpAndVote]

Look at the two guys to the side. What is this, invasion of the body snatchers?

[cripplecreek]

I think I would have a gun drawn in that situation as well.

[Turbo Pig]

That doesn’t look “home-boy” style, the angle of the wrist is wrong and the gun is too low. It looks like he has the gun slightly canted, which is a one handed firing technique I’ve seen people teaching. I just watched a segment on some defensive guns TV show, on the Sportsman Channel last week where they showed it. I am not advocating the use of this technique, just saying that I have seen people that teach it.

[PAR35]

I saw the ‘gangsta grip’ but wondered if he was doing it so that the pictures would clearly show that he had his finger outside the trigger guard.

[marktwain]

Obviously a dynamic situation, with lots of movement going on. The shot happened to catch the pistol in that angle.

[cripplecreek]

The crowd is aggressive and it looks like he’s covering another officer attempting to subdue a perp.

[mountn man]

That doesn’t look “home-boy” style, the angle of the wrist is wrong and the gun is too low. It looks like he has the gun slightly canted, which is a one handed firing technique I’ve seen people teaching. I just watched a segment on some defensive guns TV show, on the Sportsman Channel last week where they showed it. I am not advocating the use of this technique, just saying that I have seen people that teach it.

[mountn man]

Obviously a dynamic situation, with lots of movement going on. The shot happened to catch the pistol in that angle.

EXACTLY!!!

If you take the gun out of the picture, his hand is positioned exactly as if he were pointing at someone, giving instructions.

[Revelation 911]

funny - in 13 years I haven’t mastered it......go figure - its a wonder I made it out of bed