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White police officers use their bodies to shield black man from gunfire (Original Post) QuestionableC Jan 2015 OP
Shield with their bodies? Must have missed that part, the car seems to be getting no credit at all. Fred Sanders Jan 2015 #1
They drag him down and climb on top of him QuestionableC Jan 2015 #2
Thanks. 840high Jan 2015 #3
wow, doing their job. bettyellen Jan 2015 #4
They get paid to do that. JaneyVee Jan 2015 #5
Then they are grossly underpaid. joeglow3 Jan 2015 #7
I really think it was more self preservation than selflessness nt elias49 Jan 2015 #6

Fred Sanders

(23,946 posts)
1. Shield with their bodies? Must have missed that part, the car seems to be getting no credit at all.
Thu Jan 8, 2015, 10:25 PM
Jan 2015

The civilian crouches down first, shielded by the car, the officers have to go over top of him to see....

 

QuestionableC

(63 posts)
2. They drag him down and climb on top of him
Thu Jan 8, 2015, 10:30 PM
Jan 2015

The car blocks most of the direct line of fire. The officers use their bodies to shield from ricochet and shrapnel. At the end of the video you can hear him encouraging the officers.

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