Police Shot For Eating A Burger

[ZeroK]

 

[j.f.🔎]

I think it was more that he moved the car.

 

[Nezzi]

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Idiot cop. But never should've tried to flee. No reason for lethal force.

 

[CunningLinguist]

I think it was more that he moved the car.

Nah, that was merely a coincidence. He was shot because he was eating a burger.

 

[Clendenon]

A moving car is considered a lethal weapon.

 

[jslay427]

Cops sign up for the chance to use deadly force. I mean, what other benefits are there?

 

[GuanoLoco]

Fucking bullies with a badge, every one of 'em.

 

[bald-and-morphous]

The driver was 17, cop got charged with attempted murder for this

 

[K.I.T.T.]

The driver was 17, cop got charged with attempted murder for this

Thank God.

Backstory:

On October 2, 2022, Officer James Brennand of the San Antonio Police Department (SAPD) shot 17-year-old Erik Cantu in the parking lot of a McDonald's restaurant in San Antonio, Texas. After responding to an unrelated disturbance, Brennand saw Cantu eating a hamburger in his vehicle, and recognized the vehicle as the same one which had evaded him at a traffic stop the day prior. After opening Cantu's driver-side door, Brennand opened fire when Cantu reversed the vehicle. Brennand was fired less than a week later and was later charged with two counts of aggravated assault by a peace officer. He was later indicted for aggravated assault and attempted murder. Following the incident, Cantu was immediately placed on life support and remained hospitalized for a number of weeks.

Brennand was a probationary officer who had been with the SAPD for seven months prior to the shooting. The day prior to the shooting, Cantu had evaded police in the same maroon vehicle, with license plates that were not registered to it. Whether or not Cantu was the same individual from the incident the day before was initially unclear, with some media outlets reporting that Cantu was not the same individual. For example, ABC News reported that officer Brennand had "confus[ed] him and his car with someone who fled from an attempted stop the night before." The San Antonio Current later reported that Cantu apparently was the same individual, based on police records of an interview with Cantu's girlfriend. Cantu's girlfriend was in the car with him during both incidents, and the first incident left her hesitant to get in the car with him again for fear that Cantu's actions might get them arrested or "shot at," she stated in that interview.


Around 10:45 PM on October 2, Officer Brennand responded to the McDonald's on Blanco Road in San Antonio for an unrelated disturbance call. As he questioned witnesses, Brennand noticed Cantu's vehicle, which had evaded him the day before. The vehicle had license plates registered to another vehicle, making Brennand think it was stolen. After Brennand called for backup, he approached the vehicle, opened the driver-side door, and ordered Cantu to exit. As Cantu reversed his vehicle, Brennand fired five times. He then fired five more times as the vehicle drove away. A passenger sitting in the vehicle was uninjured. Police later stated that while the vehicle had license plates registered to another vehicle, it was not stolen.

Cantu was rendered unconscious and put on life support as a result of the shooting. An attorney for the family said that, "any reports that Cantu is stable or is 'going to be fine' are not true." On October 25, 2022, the family gave a press conference, where they stated that Cantu had developed pneumonia. In addition, the family stated that three of the bullets had been removed, but not a fourth, located near his heart. Cantu's father stated that his condition was "touch and go." On November 7, Cantu's family stated he was weaned off life support and was placed on high-flow oxygen via a tracheostomy. On November 22, Cantu was released from the hospital and returned home.

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[mrandypies]

Did he parking the wrong waiting bay? I hate it when bastards do that.
Deserved every bullet

 

[Myxbox360mentallyfuckedme]

if you’re gonna become a cop try to do more then shoot teenagers

 

[NoLivesMatter]

Why run from the police if you're "innocent?" You should know that makes the situation even worse...

I get that people of color and the police don't mix well, but that was a really bad decision.

 

[hedgerow]

i blame mad cop disease

 

[45cal1911]

The ex officer was/is done for. It was a terrible shoot. The teen will be well off but with mental and physical complications until he croaks.

 

[Harumph]

Somehow I don't feel safer yet. Do you?

 

[Dark_Voyeur]

He's in pursuit on foot. Think he's shook?

 

[Enlightened_Enki]

idk if i was just sitting in a parking lot eating a burger and some rando yanked open my car door and told me to get out, i wouldn't really pay attention to his outfit, i'd get the fuck out of there! and then he fires a gun at me?? yeah im not sticking around "for questioning". cops are fucking retards.

 

[Honky Rebel]

View attachment 823030This is an old video and the kids was wanted for murdering someone earlier that day and cops found him parked

 

[Lares Deces]

Ok, so he was shot for something other than eating a burger. Good.

 

[Donaldtrumpslilwiener]

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Just ridiculous