Florida deputy Jesse Hernandez screamed “shots fired,” and frantically fired his gun after an acorn fell onto the roof of his squad car, making him jump.

  • KoboldCoterie@pawb.social
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    5 months ago

    Jesus, I legitimately thought this was satire but it seems that it isn’t. This is unreal, even for American police.

    From the other (linked) article:

    [Okaloosa County Sheriff] Aden said the [Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office] must work to protect both officers and anyone accused of a crime. […] “Though his actions were ultimately not warranted, we do believe he felt his life was in immediate peril and his response was based off the totality of circumstances surrounding this fear. Just as we have an obligation to protect our officers so they can go home safely to their families, law enforcement has the same obligation to any citizen being investigated for a crime.”

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    5 months ago

    The best part…

    After hearing the sound of the acorn, the deputy reported that he also felt a “tingliness” all along the side of his body. He then said his “legs just give out” and he fell to the ground, assuming that he had been seriously injured by something.

    We experience what we believe… Our minds are so incredibly capable of deceiving us.

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      5 months ago

      That’s why they also spread the myth of fentanyl overdoses by incidental contact. They see an unknown substance, have a panic attack, and assume they’re OD’ing.

      Ask any paramedic… you really can’t OD from incidental skin contact with fentanyl.

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        5 months ago

        Who is they and why would they need to spread a myth that skin contact with fentanyl would cause an OD?

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            5 months ago

            Drug addicts would be the first to know skin contact with fentanyl doesn’t cause an OD so yeah not sure that’s the answer…

            But, even if they didn’t know I don’t see how drug addicts thinking skin contact with fentanyl causing an OD enables cops to abuse them more?