Flower pots were downrange. No bystander was struck by a direct shot from the officers. The problem was ammo that bounced off of them. Ceramic items can do that.
/johnny
Flower pots were downrange..”
So Bloomie will probably ban all flower pots now.
You referring to the many projectiles that missed the target at 8 feet away???
I believe the reports are that at least a few of the casualties were direct hits...
Then maybe these LEOs should be required to practice their craft in the center of a circular concrete-walled room filled with flower pots and 1 target. No backstops.
Prayers to the victims family of this nut job who didn’t have the brain power to deal with job loss. (Are there NO jobs in NYC?)
So, I guess that whoever made the flower pots is going to be in big trouble now with lawsuits? Or, most likely they were made in china and we all know they are one of our greatest friends so nobody can sue them. Right? Right? Too bad none of the civilians had their magic wonder woman bracelets on to deflect the shards headed their way.
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WaPo update yesterday said 3 bystanders received direct gunshot wounds and were in hospitals. Two victims had bullets removed by surgery. By inference it appears one victim had a through or grazing wound.
Flower pots were downrange....The problem was ammo that bounced off of them.
The photos at the Fifth Ave and 34th show that the NYPD reference "flower pots" were large green concrete tree planters approx. 3' high x 3' diam, usually weighing several hundred pounds.
The problem was that the two cops from a distance of 8 to 10 feet from the shooter managed to hit him with ten shots...in the arms, legs, and chest and missed 6 times with at least three of those misses directly striking by standers and the remaining richocheting off the curved tree planters, concrete sidewalks, and the hard granite building base.
The real surprise is that more bystanders weren't hit