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Florida Cop Empties His Gun, Runs For Cover After Acorn Falls On Car and Mistakes It For Shots Fired (jalopnik.com)

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[–] HessiaNerd@lemmy.world 16 points 10 months ago (1 children)

'At his car' is not entirely accurate. Cars can't fire guns, the cops target was the human inside the car whom he thought shot him.

It's kinda like saying 'several people died' instead of saying 'the bomb killed 15 children'. Both are technically accurate but provide different context.

[–] z00s@lemmy.world -4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Direct quote

[–] HessiaNerd@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

"despite being cuffed, it was Jackson that the officer thought was shooting at him. "

Direct quote.

You have the reading comprehension of a first grader