• auraithx@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    4 days ago

    Only one agent shot him.

    The debate is whether the first shot was the gun they took off him misfiring.

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      4 days ago

      Not misfiring, a misfire is a malfunction of the weapon or ammo. This would be the ICE agent incompetently discharging the weapon while disarming him.

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        3 days ago

        “Negligent discharge” is the legal term im pretty sure.

        Implying the person who did it doesn’t know how to properly handle a firearm.

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      4 days ago

      Ah! Ok. No I don’t think that’s what I saw. They pulled something off his back, and THEN the ICE agent pulled out THEIR gun and shot the man. That’s pretty clear. The victim never even touched his own gun.

      At least that’s what I saw in the videos.

      There was no need to shoot him. They had wrestled him to the ground. He wasn’t a threat. This is absolutely an abuse of power and should be considered as a murder. There’s no doubt in my mind.

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        2 days ago

        That’s not in conflict with what I said. The debate was whether the gun misfired when the first agent walked away with it.

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            1 day ago

            I didn’t think there was just stating what the debate was.

            There is a gif floating about that shows what looks like the chamber of his gun shifting - but it’s very low-res and there’s no associated smoke/recoil or anything, could just be an artefact / light

            And it seems the main shooters elbow did recoil slightly alongside the 1st shot.