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[–] [email protected] 11 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (3 children)

It's easy to shit on cops but I hope the guy is okay. It kinda sounded like he resigned after self-realizing how this is not an okay situation. He's probably been in a handful of fucked up situations to be triggered like that tbh.

Either that or he's actually retarded.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Why do you assume there's trauma? He's just reactingly exactly how he has been trained to react.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

You don't empty a whole clip like a schizo after hearing one shot lol. I think the protocol would have been to call back up or "I heard shots fired on main Street"

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago

You're right, it's a bat shit insane response, but cops in the U.S. are trained to be afraid and react without thinking on a hair trigger. His reaction is unfortunately way too normalized.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 10 months ago

I do hope he gets the treatment he needs. It is not normal behavior.

I also don't want him with a gun near a school, mall, or any other place with lots of bystanders. Not until he has a good record of not overreacting.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 10 months ago (1 children)