FL-Cops Fire 377 rounds at unarmed man.

IronWarrior · 15 May 2014 at 18:15

Close to 24 Floride Police Officers fired somewhere around 366 rounds at a pair of unarmed men inside a crashed and trapped vehicle, killing them both.

There was so much gun-fire from all directions that they SHOT themselves. One Officer was shot in the leg and a other was gazed in the head.

The gunfire was so loud that it ruptured the eardrums of two other officers.

The gunfire didn't just hit the two men in the car nor just the officers, it also hit neighboring houses, business and other vehicles.

A young 12 year old boy had to dive for cover while a baby was left in a crib close by.

So why is the American Police filled with such gung-ho cowboys who are worst then the criminals?

To be honest, if anyone ever watches ********, you will have seen 100's of other videos showing how bad the American Police are really are from state to state with a small collection of some videos showing some nice Officers.

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/05/...deafening-barrage-that-killed-suspect-friend/
http://www.policestateusa.com/2014/adrian-montesano/

OhEsEcks · 15 May 2014 at 18:18

There was a story a while back about cops opening fire on a guy who was armed with a knife in the middle of New York. The only injuries sustained to anyone was members of the public hit by the rounds from the police officers.

Edit; My mistake, the guy they were shooting at was armed with a gun. Yet not a single member of the public was hit by the armed suspect. http://www.foxnews.com/us/2012/08/25/nypd-shooting-bystander-victims-hit-by-police-gunfire/

[TW]Fox · 15 May 2014 at 18:18

The situation occurred early in the morning hours of of December 10th, 2013

Seems odd to wait until now to make a fuss? Is there a more reputable source for what happened?

englishpremier · 15 May 2014 at 18:19

Haha only in America. I'll wait for the story to be confirmed though.

Dis86 · 15 May 2014 at 18:19

But guns are good remember?

OhEsEcks · 15 May 2014 at 18:21

Dis86 said:
But guns are good remember?

Guns are good. It's the idiots that pull the trigger that are the problem. Civilians are more likely to spend time on the range honing their skills than the average police officer. Even armed response in the UK goes through a refresher course only once a year.

hughtrimble · 15 May 2014 at 18:22

Dis86 said:
But guns are good remember?

In the right hands they can be a force for good.

In the wrong hands, such as in this instance, they take the lives of innocent civilians.

doodah · 15 May 2014 at 18:23

Cuente NRA saying if there were n more officers and guns all of the above would be averted.

hughtrimble · 15 May 2014 at 18:25

xibinim said:
Cuente NRA saying if there were n more officers and guns all of the above would be averted.

There's never enough emphasis on training. Firearms are often treated with a blasé attitude when they're freely available to the majority of the populus.

Ayahuasca · 15 May 2014 at 18:27

Seems just a tad excessive. You probably have to be trigger happy to be offered a job in a US police force.

deanolfc · 15 May 2014 at 18:31

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OhEsEcks · 15 May 2014 at 18:36

Ayahuasca said:
Seems just a tad excessive. You probably have to be trigger happy to be offered a job in a US police force.

I'd be interested to know how many coming through now are ex military.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/01/cops-speak-out-on-police-_n_3688999.html

My father was a cop for 35 years and a police chief for 20 of that. He was the president of the International Association of Chiefs of Police. I am also a former police officer. We both discussed many times the problems with police departments becoming paramilitary forces. He was chief in a military town and had many former military on his department. He fought constantly to keep them from becoming too military like.

http://cjonline.com/news/2011-08-14/ex-military-lining-police-jobs

Derek W · 15 May 2014 at 18:42

[TW]Fox;26310280 said:
Seems odd to wait until now to make a fuss? Is there a more reputable source for what happened?

try LateX'Dog, he seems to know everything that goes on in America, or just posts about it

=XDC=FluphyBunny · 15 May 2014 at 19:18

Moral of the story don't rob a store and shoot a police officer!

Efour · 15 May 2014 at 19:20

The guy robbed a store and shot a Policeman... Usually that means a death scentance for yourself.

Watch the video of it... Its barbaric almost liek target shooting...
The witness guy saw it all including them trying to surrender.

America.... Hell no.

lord filbuster · 15 May 2014 at 20:50

To be honest, for 24 officers, the number of rounds fired isn't excessive. It's not like they can fire one or two shots, wait to see if the guy is still trying to shoot them, then continue shooting.

The problem, if the witness statements are accurate is that they appear to have shot people who were clearly no threat, and trying to surrender.

andi · 15 May 2014 at 22:36

OhEsEcks said:
Guns are good. It's the idiots that pull the trigger that are the problem. Civilians are more likely to spend time on the range honing their skills than the average police officer. Even armed response in the UK goes through a refresher course only once a year.

They're tested annually, but they'll do a lot more shooting than that. I think it's one day every 4 week rotation is a full training day for GMP AFOs. They'll also have range time in between that.

Mark A · 15 May 2014 at 23:47

There are so many videos like this on ********. Just saw one a few days ago of a mentally ill guy who was threatening to kill himself. He stumbled forward and the officer unloaded a full clip at him. He was on the floor after the first shot, yet he kept shooting him a further 10 or so times while the guy was on the floor.

benjii · 15 May 2014 at 23:52

I don't think standard police have nearly enough training to be armed.

TheVoice · 15 May 2014 at 23:57

OhEsEcks said:
Even armed response in the UK goes through a refresher course only once a year.

They have to re-qualify annually, but they'll be on the range and put through training scenarios far more regularly.