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.

  • Semi-Hemi-Lemmygod@lemmy.worldEnglish
    391·
    5 months ago

    You’d think with all the shooting they do cops would be better at shooting things. A hundred rounds for one dude? Even if he was an actual threat that’s a huge waste of money. Ammo is expensive.

    • crusa187@lemmy.ml
      4·
      5 months ago

      Not expensive enough. As the Chris Rock joke goes, maybe if bullets cost $10k per round we wouldn’t have so much needless gun violence.

      • Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee
        194·
        5 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.

          • Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee
            3·
            5 months ago

            50cal is in the dollars per round for certain types of ammunition, less than ten cents a bang is bloody cheap.

          • FilterItOut@thelemmy.club
            2·
            5 months ago

            It once was, before gun companies and ammo manufacturers realized they could squeeze fud for all he’s worth if they rant (through means such as the NRA) that someone is coming for your guns. Eight cents for 9mm is pre-craze prices. I think the last bulk buy I saw was more in the $0.15 range. .223 has also doubled, in my experience. .22lr went through the roof. It was once $20 for 500 rounds. Now I saw 200 for $30. The only ammo I can think of that hasn’t changed greatly is shotgun shells.

            • Death_Equity@lemmy.world
              1·
              5 months ago

              9mm is currently like $0.22 per in 1000ct, .22lr is around $0.07, .223 is around $0.55.

              9mm and .22lr are about 25% higher than pre-craze, .223 has kept the same price as during craze.

    • Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee
      433·
      5 months ago

      He did fire at the police, you know. Pretty sure that counts as an actual threat.