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.

  • Edwardthefma99✡@lemmy.world
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    7 months ago

    Doesn’t matter the reason they used he broke rule 1 keep your hands on wheel and rule 2 comply when asked he could of brought that up in court

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      7 months ago

      Doesn’t matter the reason they used

      It doesn’t matter, but you’re kind of avoiding the things that matter here. The other texts I highlighted show that he couldn’t have known that they’re actually police officers (I am assuming your rules don’t apply to gangs) so he had no reason (according to this article) to comply.

      When you can’t tell that someone is a cop, the “rules” for handling a cop don’t matter to you.