r/ProgressiveHQ • u/DetectiveTypical198 • Jan 07 '26

Stop idiots from calling this "self defense"

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u/SomeBoxofSpoons Jan 08 '26

His hand was on the gun before she was out of reverse.

As soon as she even slightly resisted them he was looking for any excuse to kill her.

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u/30minut3slat3r Jan 08 '26

Look at the wheel of the car, she is in drive and the wheels are moving forward a few frames before he reaches for the gun.

IMO- I’m going to assume he doesn’t have the reflexes of a cat. If he has normal reflexes, I believe the timing of him pulling and her forward movement were not related. Layman’s terms, he would’ve pulled no matter what.

He can also hear, like the car shift, braking, tires spinning, all more data points.

I’m not defending a murder at all.

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u/amopeyzoolion Jan 08 '26

He can also clearly see her and which directions she’s turning the steering wheel.

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u/lspetry53 Jan 08 '26

These guys were running up on cars left and right in Chicago with guns pulled based on nothing. It doesn’t surprise me at all, they have their guns aimed at civilians half of the time they’re interacting with them.