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Bodycam video shows cop shooting through own windshield in car chase
autoblog ^ | 17 July 2018 | Greg Rasa

Posted on 07/19/2018 6:20:10 PM PDT by DUMBGRUNT

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To: CodeToad

Keyboard cowboy. Probably wouldn’t do anything useful in that situation


61 posted on 07/20/2018 8:01:56 AM PDT by Figment
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“Keyboard cowboy. Probably wouldn’t do anything useful in that situation”

Typical ignorant comment, and easily made by an ignorant person such as yourself.

If you had any idea what shooting through a slanted glass window does to bullet trajectories you wouldn’t support such stupid actions.

The only cowboy was the dumb cop shooting through his windshield. That was reckless.


62 posted on 07/20/2018 9:04:20 AM PDT by CodeToad
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“If you had any idea what shooting through a slanted glass window does to bullet trajectories you wouldn’t support such stupid actions”

OK cowboy, tell us all exactly what it does. I’ll tell what the result was. The chase was over quickly, one perp dead one wounded. You are one of the folks quick to criticize but really slow to offer a better solution. I’ll wait for your detailed facts about what a windshield does at point blank range to the trajectory of a bullet


63 posted on 07/20/2018 9:13:32 AM PDT by Figment
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I suspect that the officer’s motive was to establish some return fire, not for the purpose of actually putting lead on target, but suppressing the attack from the fleeing vehicle.

There is a lot of science on the effect of gunshots though glass and I doubt it supports the officer’s actions. I wouldn’t call it reckless, but I seriously doubt it was consistent with his training.


64 posted on 07/20/2018 9:21:10 AM PDT by anton
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“There is a lot of science on the effect of gunshots though glass and I doubt it supports the officer’s actions”

Cite your sources (mythbusters?) I’ll cite the video. The cop chased these perps for over four minutes and kept his cool driving one handed while keying mic, giving coherent info and not wrecking. After he fired through the windshield at near point blank range, chase was over in about one minute or less. No residual casualties either


65 posted on 07/20/2018 9:33:06 AM PDT by Figment
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The cop isn’t helping the matter of stray bullets by firing his own. We already know that people might be injured by stray bullets from the perp. No sense in adding to the mess.


66 posted on 07/20/2018 12:01:42 PM PDT by Blood of Tyrants (The ONLY purpose for gun control is so that one group can force its will on a less powerful group.)
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To: Blood of Tyrants

Written like an expert


67 posted on 07/20/2018 8:15:41 PM PDT by Figment
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