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-War on Police-
New video shows 20-year-old man fatally shot by police officer trying to stop him as he was driving a construction backhoe into cars and homes in New Jersey
2022-01-16
[Daily Mail, where America gets its news]
  • Video footage shows a New Jersey police officer shot and kill a 20-year-old man who went on a destructive rampage driving a backhoe into houses and cars

  • Joshua Gonzalez of Millville was fatally shot by Vineland Police Sgt. Louis Platania on December 18 after a 30-minute police chase

  • The New Jersey Office of Attorney General released several bodycam and civilian videos along with 911 calls from the incident last month

  • The footage shows Gonzalez driving the backhoe through the streets and front lawns around 5am ramming into homes and cars- one with a female driver inside

  • An investigation is currently being conducted by the Office of Public Integrity and Accountability who will decide whether criminal charges will be filed against the police officers
Posted by:Skidmark

#9  NMBS - remember it well. Closed the 805.
Posted by: Frank G   2022-01-16 18:11  

#8  Good shooting. Now charge the family for the cost of ammo for this suicide by cop service call.
Posted by: Hupolulet Barnsmell6917   2022-01-16 17:37  

#7  https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6UBW0wrB18
Posted by: NoMoreBS   2022-01-16 16:07  

#6  Remember the M-6 tank stolen from the National Guard Armory in San Diego? The guy who stole it was a former armor crewman in Germany. He drove aroud for a couple of hours crushing cards and even an RV.

Tank Rampage in San Diego on the CBS Evening News 1995
Posted by: NoMoreBS   2022-01-16 16:06  

#5  Honor student
Turning his life around
Milk o' human kindness
Posted by: Merrick Ferret   2022-01-16 15:06  

#4  flipped a cop car and damaged houses. 4 shots did the (necessary) trick. Now we'll hear all about how "he was a good boy. A considerate child. Wanted to be a pries/doctor/aspiring singer of nortenos", along with a 5th grade graduation photo and a lawsuit
Posted by: Frank G   2022-01-16 14:42  

#3  Good.
Posted by: Whiskey Mike   2022-01-16 13:26  

#2  So the police shot another unarmed man? I mean, he didn't have a gun or anything.
Posted by: Rambler in Virginia   2022-01-16 10:19  

#1  Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.
Posted by: Too Old To Work   2022-01-16 09:42  

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