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[–] Gammelfisch@lemmy.world 1 points 9 hours ago

Shame the bullets did not hit their fucking femoral artery! The useless racist bastards can carry on shooting themselves and each other.

[–] ianhclark510@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 14 hours ago

Finally somebody taking action against this scourge of domestic terrorism

[–] ChillPenguin@lemmy.world 9 points 16 hours ago

I misread this and got really excited for a moment.

[–] ZILtoid1991@lemmy.world 29 points 21 hours ago

When will ice agents extrajudicially execute themselves over it? They're attacking law enforcement.

[–] DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works 5 points 16 hours ago

Flawless Gun Safety 👊🇺🇸🔥

[–] pkjqpg1h@lemmy.zip 1 points 11 hours ago

Don't hire random guys on the street for a goverment job

[–] circuitfarmer@lemmy.world 205 points 1 day ago (11 children)

Never forget: Hitler was the only person to ever kill Hitler.

[–] fonix232@fedia.io 72 points 1 day ago (27 children)

And that also makes him the greatest artist.

I mean consider this... using nothing but the concrete walls of the Führerbunker as canvas, his own grey matter as paint, and his trusty sidearm as a brush, he created the most impactful painting of humanity.

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[–] Magnum 60 points 1 day ago (6 children)

Two former senior ICE officials told Newsweek that accidental discharges were not uncommon and often involved experienced agents rather than new hires.

What?

[–] Urist@leminal.space 17 points 21 hours ago (5 children)

There's no such thing as an accidental discharge. There are negligent discharges and there are mechanical disasters. If it's not one of those then you intended for the gun to fire.

[–] rumba@lemmy.zip 2 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

I'll agree that negligence does not equate to accident, my young child and I have been working on that lesson for years. But intent is a bit of a stretch. If it was actual intent, I'd be overjoyed. This is more of a dumpster fire just doing what it does.

[–] Urist@leminal.space 2 points 12 hours ago

You misunderstood what I'm saying. I'm saying this was a negligent discharge. It wasn't an accidental discharge since those don't exist. And it wasn't an intended discharge. And it wasn't a mechanical failure by the manufacturer or designer of the gun. The only other option is negligent discharge.

[–] sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 20 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours ago)

Negligent Discharge vs Uncommanded Discharge.

Negligent Discharge is where somebody carelessly caused the weapon to fire essentially via poorly handling it / being a dumbass.

Uncommanded Discharge is where the weapon essentially fires itself due to a mechanical failure or design flaw inherent to the weapon itself, such as a pistol firing on its own after being dropped and hitting the ground, despite the trigger not actually being pulled.

You can also get a 'hangfire'.

Basically, old or defective ammo can result in a situation where you pull the trigger, the hammer/striker drops... and then nothing happens for 5, 10, 15 seconds... and then the weapon fires.

Hangfires are extremely dangerous because yes, you did intend for the weapon to fire, but you also expected it to fire when you pulled the trigger, not... a random and unknowable amount of time after you pulled the trigger.

Though I guess you could get a hangfire that is initiated by an uncommanded discharge, if your Luck stat is somehow negative.

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[–] jj4211@lemmy.world 3 points 17 hours ago

I wouldn't be surprised if 'experienced' agents are generally also incompetent. Pre-trump they would have mostly had pretty mundane duties, maybe manning a border station checking paperwork, maybe even desk jockeys. Sure "enforcement" actions were a thing, but I suspect a large number of people were never anywhere close to 'action'.

A reporter that went through the hiring process included the detail that while desk work was a possibility that a recruit had to be prepared for, it was a critical priority to get as many people on the streets with guns.

[–] tidderuuf@lemmy.world 31 points 1 day ago (20 children)

Coming from a multigenerational family of LE and Military I can tell you first hand that NDs are never common. Not even slightly.

[–] turboSnail@piefed.europe.pub 41 points 1 day ago (6 children)

LE and ND?

Not everyone lives in the acronym country.

[–] qaeta@lemmy.ca 2 points 13 hours ago

LE = Law Enforcement ND = Negligent Discharge.

[–] SphereofWreckening@lemmy.world 32 points 1 day ago (1 children)

LE - Law Enforcement, ND - Negligent Discharge

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[–] EndlessNightmare@reddthat.com 16 points 23 hours ago (1 children)
[–] turboSnail@piefed.europe.pub 6 points 18 hours ago

LOL. Now this acronym actually makes a lot more sense.

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[–] Decq@lemmy.world 12 points 21 hours ago

If you shoot an asshole, did you really shoot them? The hole was already there...

[–] IndustryStandard@lemmy.world 3 points 16 hours ago

Effective training

[–] Grimy@lemmy.world 47 points 1 day ago

Sometimes, you need a bad guy with a gun to stop a bad guy with a gun.

[–] debil@lemmy.world 16 points 1 day ago

Finally a good use of bullets.

[–] mrmaplebar@fedia.io 71 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Well good. It's about time they shoot someone who deserves it.

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Keep up the good work assholes Death to AmeriKKKa Death to AmeriKKKa Death to AmeriKKKa

[–] zbyte64@awful.systems 1 points 13 hours ago (2 children)

Do... do they still get paid?

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 3 points 12 hours ago

Probably get a medal. Purple Fart.

Semper fudge.

[–] PhoenixDog@lemmy.world 3 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

If I could get paid for shooting ICE officers I'd sign up tomorrow.

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[–] Sunflier@lemmy.world 7 points 21 hours ago
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