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.

  • Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee
    214·
    6 months ago

    Ammo is expensive.

    Legit peanuts compared to what police departments actually spend their budgets on.

    9mm rounds cost ~$0.08 (less if you buy in bulk, which these departments most likely do) That means 100 rounds to kill this guy was about $8.

    They spend more on ammunition for target practice.

    I’m sorry, I know you hate cops but this is just an absurd angle to criticize them over. I know you won’t realize this though :(

    You can see what they said when you hit the reply button, even though the comment was deleted.