Apparently, a deputy sheriff heard an acorn drop onto his patrol car, and, convinced that shots had been fired, he emptied his clip into his own (empty) patrol car. At one point, he probably rolled over onto a stone or something and thought he had been hit because he reported that he had been hit. Meanwhile, his partner, on the other side and across the street, heard him firing and also began firing at the empty patrol car.
This is why only the police should carry arms. Citizens would be jailed had they shot up a government-owned car because they were afraid of an acorn, and they would never again be trusted with a firearm.
I was just looking at that video on Youtube. Apparently the patrol car was NOT empty!! A Florida cop resigned after opening fire on an unarmed man who was handcuffed in his patrol car — because he confused the sound of an acorn hitting the vehicle with a muffled gunshot. Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Jesse Hernandez handed in his badge in December following the Nov. 12 Fort Walton Beach incident, officials said Friday. Sergeant Beth Roberts, who also opened fire, was exonerated in an internal investigation and remained on the job, according to police. The suspect, Marquis Jackson, was luckily uninjured, but the “situation was traumatic” for him, police acknowledged.
I think this is a sign of how much stress an officer of the law must be under. When danger threatens, they have only seconds to react. I see every day on the news where another officer has been shot. Imagine having to live with that kind of tension.
The cop lost it, and it is wonder more cops don't lose it, I can understand his temp insanity, they go thru hell now and deal with the worst of society. Many are retiring early or just plain quitting under all the stress. In a mad max world being a cop has to be hard. At least he realized it was time to quit. And no, I don't know any cops, but I do know my nation has become controlled by the criminals supported by our citizens and ran by mafias from inside and out.
I'm sure they are under stress, but seriously? He is just lucky that the man handcuffed in the back seat of his patrol car was not hit in his ridiculous hail of gunfire. Imagine the stress HE was feeling.
@Ken Anderson has a good point though. If an armed civilian had done such a thing he/she would probably lose their right to own a firearm for life. I understand the pressure cops are under as well, though, and a second of hesitation can cost one his/her life. If the cops kill someone accidentally or if they die in custody, as has now been shown happened to George Floyd, the cop may go to jail for life. I guess the guy who went to jail for "choking" George Floyd is still in jail even though the forensics have now shown he didn't do it.
I think that would be location-specific. I wonder what the violent crime rate is in Okaloosa. Maybe he was messing around with an arborist's wife
I live in the country near several small towns. I personally know two law enforcement officers who were shot in the line of duty. Both incidents involved drug stops. They both were critically injured but survived. One quit his job. The other was assigned to a less dangerous position.