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The video of this incident was particularly striking. It looked like the cops just opened fire for no reason at all. Maybe one of them saw something in the car that looked like a weapon, but even that shouldn't have provoked the response it did. They kept firing long after it was clear that the guy in the car was not a threat to them. The car was absolutely riddled with bullet holes in the doors, fenders, and windshield. It looked like something from a Bonnie and Clyde movie.
Compton is one of the most crime-ridden areas of LA, but even so, this type of response to someone fleeing from the police is ridiculous. I would expect the ten cops involved to have to answer some very serious questions and at least a few of them to be disciplined and/or lose their jobs over this.
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