r/boringdystopia • u/yuritopiaposadism • May 04 '24

Civil Liberties 📜 A police sergeant’s gun “accidentally” fired inside a Columbia University building where officers were removing pro-Palestinian protesters from the campus this week

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u/Idek_h0w May 04 '24

As I said before, most protests are nonviolent. The violence usually starts when cops show up.

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u/_makoccino_ MOD May 05 '24

He accidentally unholstered his gun. He accidentally held it in his hand. He accidentally put his finger on the trigger. He accidentally toggled the safety lever. He accidentally squeezed the trigger and accidentally fired the gun.

It happens when all you had is 12 weeks of training and live in "muh guns" country and you're a scared piece of shit with a god complex and on a power trip fueled by your adrenaline surging from holding a gun.

Maybe it's best to take the gun away from idiots who are this consecutive accident prone before they hurt themselves or others.

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u/Jumpsuit_boy May 05 '24

NYC actually has problems hiring cops with any firearm experience. They are notorious for not being able to hire the broadside of a barn. Their Glocks have a special NYC trigger pull weight of 12lbs which about 2x normal because they can not seem to train them to keep their finger of the trigger.

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u/Redditor0529 May 05 '24

Negligent Discharge is a felony. Go get em kids.

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u/spanish42069 May 04 '24

if he had shot a protester though there would be some reason why it was justified.....

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u/WilliamSwagspeare May 04 '24

..... how?

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u/Comfortable-Soup8150 May 04 '24

our justice system takes cop at their word

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u/Ze_Rydah_93 May 08 '24

I don’t think u/spanish42069 is advocating for that, but acknowledging the justice system would find a way to legitimize such an act

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u/WinIll755 May 05 '24

Was it a Sig?

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u/goatchild May 05 '24

Those magic bullets again...