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The police pull him over. He gets out of his car with an illegally purchased rifle in hand, and walks up to the front of the police car. What could possibly go wrong? Man says he was shot while testing 'theory' about police brutality
Thursday, December 29th 2016, 6:34 am CST
BAKERSFIELD, CA (KBAK/CNN) – A man who was shot by police last week after being pulled over says he wanted to prove to his friend that police officers are good people.
Last Monday, 29-year-old Jose Vaca was pulled over while driving with a friend. He got out of the car holding a rifle, which he’d purchased at a flea market and was not legally allowed to have.
"I exit my vehicle, I come to the front of the police vehicle, I put my butt of the rifle on the floor and I just put my hand up,” Vaca said.
The weapon startled the police officers, who opened fire without warning, according to Vaca.
"Soon as I hit the ground, I just attempted to play dead, and then they fired a couple more shots at me from the back as I was lying on the ground,” he said.
Vaca says he never planned to shoot the officers. Instead, he thought this would be an opportunity to prove a point he’d made to a friend months ago about police brutality.
"First thing that came to my mind is I'm already going to get pulled over. I know they're most likely going to take me in, but I’m going to try my theory real quick and see that it's true so she can believe there’s good officers in the world,” he said.
Vaca says he was shot 12 times, with three of the bullets passing completely through his body; though the police report says only nine shots were fired. The man says it’s a “blessing” he’s alive.
Looking back, Vaca considers his experiment ill-conceived because it went “completely bad.” However, the man says he still believes there are good police officers in the world.
"They didn't know what to expect,” he said.
Vaca is currently being held on $400,000 bail, booked on 11 different criminal counts.
Copyright 2016 KBAK, Bakersfield Police via CNN. All rights reserved. From waff.com
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So that is what chlorine looks like.
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Appropriate prize for playing stupid games.
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Wow. I think he just managed to win the stupid award for 2016.
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Would Micah shoot The Rifleman as he dismounted his horse with his Winchester 92 in hand? ![[Linked Image]](https://theuglybugball.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/three-blog.jpg)
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DING! DING! DING!!
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I'd like to read this with the REAL facts about what happened, what he was doing with the rifle when the cops shot, how many times he was really shot, and where, how many were fired at his back while he was down, etc. I suspect that his story is something out of Disney's Fantasy Land.
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This sounds like bull cookies to me..
Speak softly and use a big bore...
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It must be something in the Tattoo ink. Ya think?
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Would Micah shoot The Rifleman as he dismounted his horse with his Winchester 92 in hand? Yeah that's a fair comparison. 🙄
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Other article on shooting However, the rifle was unregistered and Vaca was not supposed to have a rifle since he is a convicted felon.
The officer who fired the shots was placed on administrative leave.
Vaca will appear in court for a pre-trial Thursday. He faces multiple charges including possession of a firearm as a convicted felon and carrying a loaded firearm.
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Stupid is as Stupid does. Sounds almost like "Suicide by Cop" situation!
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Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.
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Other article on shooting However, the rifle was unregistered and Vaca was not supposed to have a rifle since he is a convicted felon.
The officer who fired the shots was placed on administrative leave.
Vaca will appear in court for a pre-trial Thursday. He faces multiple charges including possession of a firearm as a convicted felon and carrying a loaded firearm. Unfortunately for the officer, he will probably be troubled by the fact that he shot someone, even though it was justified.
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Play stupid games, win stupid prizes. This yo-yo won the BIG prize
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Stupid is as Stupid does. Sounds almost like "Suicide by Cop" situation! too bad it didn't work.
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If as stated:
Think about what game officers have to deal with every day. Everyone is armed with guns in hand out in the field.
Had he gotten out of the car with a hip holster, would he have been fair game?
I can see being at the ready, but the trigger squeeze should wait until there is some threat.
Still the perp was not the sharpest knife in the drawer.
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Let's see how much money he gets from his settlement once he sues the police department.
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Would Micah shoot The Rifleman as he dismounted his horse with his Winchester 92 in hand? The Rifleman finally laid waste to Micah because he would just not stop calling him "Lucas boy"....
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