Plainclothes Chicago police officers fired nearly 100 gunshots over 41 seconds during a traffic stop that left one man dead and one officer injured last month.

Plainclothes Chicago police officers fired nearly 100 gunshots over 41 seconds during a traffic stop that left one man dead and one officer injured, according to graphic video footage a police oversight agency released Tuesday.

Five officers from a tactical unit who were in an unmarked police vehicle surrounded an SUV last month driven by Dexter Reed, allegedly for failing to wear a seatbelt. Video shows the 26-year-old Black man briefly lowering a window and then raising it and refusing to exit the vehicle as more officers arrived, yelled commands and drew weapons.

      • Cosmic Cleric@lemmy.world
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        7 months ago

        No mention in your bio that you’re unable to read the article before commenting?

        I did actually, which is why I came back and made my comment on this post.

        I’m purposely criticizing the person who made the summary of the post, as it tends to indicate trying to direct a conversation in a certain way, without expressing all the summary facts.

        • LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.world
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          7 months ago

          Why would surrounding a vehicle with gunmen who get out of an unmarked vehicle be a proper response to not wearing a seatbelt?

          Imagine if we just sent the ticket to their house and didn’t hold up traffic with the dash/rear cameras like a speed trap would do. No officers in danger, no people feeling in danger.

          Unmarked vehicles in themselves are questionable. 5 officers in 1 vehicle… strange

          • Cosmic Cleric@lemmy.world
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            7 months ago

            I never said any of that.

            All I stated was that the summary was crafted in such a way as to not present all the available facts to the readers.

            My understanding is a police officer was shot first, by the driver. None of that was mentioned in the summary.

            Do I believe the police forces throughout the nation have a huge problem that need fixing? Absofuckinglutely.

            But we’re not going to fix things if we don’t look at the whole truth of a situation, and only the partial truth.

            • girlfreddy@lemmy.caOP
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              7 months ago

              But we’re not going to fix things if we don’t look at the whole truth of a situation, and only the partial truth.

              That’s what a summary is tho … simply a portion of the whole.

              The complete story is in the article. Therefore read it first before commenting.

              • Jax@sh.itjust.works
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                7 months ago

                brief statement or account of the main points of something.

                No, it is not simply a portion of the whole.

                Therefore read it first before commenting.

                I sincerely hope you are an AI or a child because you’re demonstrating an incredible lack of awareness here.

                Edit: imagine disputing this, Jesus christ you people are dumb.