Family of a Milwaukee man who was shot & k*lled by an off-duty police officer admits the action was justified after seeing the dashcam recording.

X.com ^ | 5:33 PM · Oct 14, 2025 | Collin Rugg✓ @CollinRugg

[lee martell]

So “X” does not allow a poster to type out that somebody was ‘killed’? Do you have to trick the algorithm into not censoring you? New York Post is now the same way.

[lee martell]

The Suspect has a head full of those 18 inch rayon weaves meant to look like braids. I thought it was a girl at first.

[Salamander]

“Unalived”

[Navy Patriot]

Family of a Milwaukee man who was shot & killed by an off-duty police officer admits the action was justified...

Yes, It's Them Again, Boo Boo!

[mbrfl]

I would say the officer’s reaction was justified once the guy hit him with his pistol. But I also have to say that if the officer had let the guy change lanes, the whole thing probably would have been avoided. The guy was trying to get over into the left lane because the right lane was closing off up ahead due to construction. Maybe the officer couldn’t slow down because of traffic behind him, so it’s hard to tell for certain without having a rear facing view. But once the officer pulled into the right lane but it would appear, the left lane stayed empty for some time before another car passed by so it seems to me he could have slowed down and let the guy in.

Either way, this guy was hyped up, probably high on something and there’s a high likelihood that the police would have had an encounter with him in the future had this confrontation not happened.

[bigbob]

I see a lot of that on Facebook as well, they say it fools the algorithm into not limiting the reach of the post. For example, instead of “shooting” they will write “sh**ting”, which does make for some humorous postings.

[mbrfl]

And just to add to my previous comment, while the officer could have slowed down to let the guy change lanes, the guy also could have slowed down and pulled in behind the officer. But regardless, if the officer had been a little less territorial the whole thing could have been avoided.

[lee martell]

That is one of those new terms that I refuse to utilize.
It’s just too delicate, so very fey.

[jimtorr]

It’s commonly called road rage, and is never justifiable.

[blackdog]

"But regardless, if the officer had been a little less territorial the whole thing could have been avoided."

Uhm....no. The core behaviors of the thug would wind up getting another person killed sooner or later. The cop did the society a favor. He met deadly force head on and responded in kind. 99% of the public sharing space near the thug are not carrying a weapon. We are the lambs. The thug is the wolf. Wolf is going to be a wolf.

[blackdog]

Dead guy arrest record?

[Salamander]

I fully intend to use it when the zombie apocalypse starts.

😆

[Celtic Conservative]

This isn’t youtoob, we can say “killed”.

CC

[Prince of Space]

The “victim” was aggressively trying to horn into the cop’s lane with no regard for property or the rules of the road. He was clearly under the influence & had no business being behind the wheel. The world is a little bit safer now, altho I do feel for his family.

[ridesthemiles]

IMO-—”FAMILY” KNEW THIS GUY WAS A PROBLEM-—

[mbrfl]

The world is probably better off without this guy. The odds of him committing some violent crime in the future were probably very high. But it’s a good policy to try prevent crimes from taking place rather than having to deal with them after they happen. We’ve all had people cut us off in traffic or try to cut us off. A lot of road rage incidents could be avoided if people were a little less territorial.

When I was younger I would get very angry over people cutting in front of me when they easily could have let me pass and pulled in behind me. I even responded on occasion by tail gating and escalating things. Fortunately none of those incidents got out of hand, but I suppose it’s possible some of them could have. I typically don’t respond that way any more. I’m a lot happier and the roads are a little safer for it.

[mbrfl]

Agreed.

[mbrfl]

“But regardless, if the officer had been a little less territorial the whole thing could have been avoided.”

Uhm....no.

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Uhm...yes. But I agree the guy had a high likelihood of killing someone in the future had this not taken place and the world is likely better off without him. But it’s a simple statement of fact that had the officer slowed down and let him in, there would have been no need to pull him over and no incident.

[blackdog]

I live in Memphis. Every trip to any place finds me surrounded by this exact type. Tinted dark windows. No vehicle registration, tags, or insurance. Weed smoke pouring out the windows. Blowing right thru red lights, stop signs, and driving like they've gone rabbit. Guns on them all. If it wasn't for chopping cars, stealing cars, smash and grab robbery, selling drugs, and burglary, they might have to get a job. Unfortunately the same behavior is how they roll in the workplace, so steady employment is not in their future.

Dead, or in prison, and the prison systems don't want the guests inside. The fences and walls are to keep the staff safe from the consequences of these broken souls on the outside.