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[–] [email protected] 60 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

What doesn't get mentioned much in articles about this: that cop is a military veteran with PTSD... Like, the absolute last person who should be a cop.

[–] [email protected] 28 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Watching the video with this context I feel bad for him.

Like, obviously I feel worse for everyone else affected. That poor woman!

But this man is broken. To the point where an acorn hitting his car made his legs go numb. Made him think he had been shot. Made him unload his magazine at ghosts.

This doesn’t absolve him or excuse his actions. It’s irresponsible for a man that broken to put himself in a position where he could snap like that.

But woof. I don’t envy him or his life.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

This site is so bad. Where's the video?

[–] [email protected] 16 points 7 months ago

Wow, just.. wow. The story doesnt do it justice, the video is insane.

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