With his hand in his pocket like that while walking up, I was thinking “oh no”. Didn’t realize the dude was an off duty cop, considering he seemed to have zero awareness that guy was strapped. Luckily he drew quick.
Pulling out a pistol to whip someone with it incredibly dumb under all circumstances. Sad that dude had to find out the way he did. You never know who is packing what these days.
The problem isn't that it was dumb. It's that it was antisocial and horrible. If he's such a piece of shit that he needed to know it was stupid not to do it, then good fucking riddance.
Sue for what? He attacked an off duty police officer after he caused the car accident and pulled a gun on the officer. Officer simply defended himself.
I mean it’s impossible to deny, he was in the wrong re the crash then unprovoked pistol whipped him and pointed his gun. No lawyer is gonna take that on unless you pay substantial upfront and I doubt they have that kind of cash.
Likewise, but for real.. Imagine the exact same scenario and outcome between two civilians. He hit someone and drew a firearm on someone, and that other person had the means to defend themselves.
It sucks that someone made such a poor decision, and I feel for his family, but these truly are the consequences of such actions.
On what grounds? That moron escalated at every step and his death was a result of his own actions. While I do feel for his family, if this video is indicative of how he behaved, the world is a safer place without him
You clearly didn’t read the article along with the video. The family said he was scheduled to go to his uncles funeral later that day and his actions were out of character. They also acknowledged his choices lead to the altercation which got him killed.
Not only that, the metallic ones can blow transformers if they hit a power line and cause tons of damage and potential loss of life due to a power outage.
I'm an Aussie and was in Florida for two weeks recently as part of a vacation. My phone was getting the local news alerts and there were three road rage related shootings in the two weeks I was there.
Which makes its assault with a deadly weapon which legally justifies the other guy pulling out his gun to shoot in self defense. This video will be Exhibit A
That was one hell of a draw, though. It took me 3x to actually see him draw. And the comments to see he was pistol whipped. I would reckon it actually takes a lot of situational awareness to know to draw and shoot that quickly. Almost like... he was trained to use it.
The way that guy had his hand in his pocket or waistband or whatever looked like he was going to pull a gun. I imagine the other person clocked it and was just waiting to see if thy needed to pull on them, too.
dude pistol whipped him, so the gun was already known. He got lucky the idiot went and put his gun back in his sweatshirt pocket after pistol whipping him, like incredibly lucky in my opinion.
Yup. First guy whipped one out to try and intimidate and the cammer smacked him with an Uno Reverse. Be smart while driving, folks. Even if you have a gun, they might have on too in the US.
Edit: immediate downvote. Ok. The case literally outlines how the aggressor pulled a gun out first and the shooter was acting out of self defense. If I have a gun and someone whips one out on me best believe I’d whip mine out too (I don’t own guns but I get it). We need less guns in the US.
Dude thought he had the upper hand because he was packing. Only to be taken out by somebody who knew how to use a gun. Family knew he messed up and won't be pressing charges.
If the fat man had been unarmed it would’ve been him bleeding out on the street, idk if that’s any better. Although if the deceased had been unarmed he wouldn’t have been deceased, so there’s a point there
Seriously, not gonna condone what happened after they pulled over. But the entire scene could've been avoided if either person's ego allowed them to hit the brake pedal
So many drivers in the US have no regard for the other people on the road. It’s so much easier to just let someone merge than to deal with a collision, or God forbid, this whole scenario. Some people just never grow up.
The person that is already in the lane going straight has the right way. The dead asshole did not have clear space to merge and should have reduced his speed in accordance with law to merge behind the police officers vehicle. The man insisting on merging endangered everyone with that stupid maneuver. Just because you turn on your turn signal it doesn't mean you have the right to move over.
He didn’t speed up in this case. The gap is closed between the officer and the car infront yes, but you can clearly see the brake lights being very visible at the start of the clip.
Guy going straight maintained his pace as well as being legally in his right to drive as he did.
If an insurance company ruled this as anything other than the deceased being at fault, I’d be shocked.
The lane is closed, everybody is merging into that lane. The camera vehicle should have slowed down to let the other car merge. Right of way or not, that’s what a normal person that isn’t an insufferable asshole does. They cooperate with other people on the road so we can all get home safely. And as I said in my post, when ass holes don’t do that (like the guy in the video) then you need to slow down and find somebody that isn’t an asshole to let you merge. But I said that in my post if you could read.
US is unbelievable for me. I live somewhere in eastern Europe. It happens from time to time for some road rage to turn violent, but nothing more than throwing fists. They could just sort it out peacefully. To die like this is just crazy.
Yes and yes we are properly fucked. People have zero emotional regulation and for whatever reason everybody thinks they are the only one carrying a gun.
When I first watched this on IG, I didn't see the guy pull the gun first.
Cop was definitely a dick for not letting the guy merge. But the other dude pistol whipping him and drawing a firearm makes self defense 100% justified, what an idiot.
that's my take on it. the right lane was ending, a "normal" driver would let the other car in and not be like they own the road...oh he is a cop, nevermind.
Justified, but why does everyone feel like the have to swing their dicks around all the time? Sure the guy was an asshole for trying to cut in, but cam guy had every opportunity to avoid the accident and the dent in his truck. Be the bigger man, turn the other cheek and let the douche merge.
I will just file this under "yet another reason why concealed carry causes just as many, if not more problems than it solves."
Also, cop was also an asshole. You could clearly see the guy was trying to merge in. Let him the fuck in. This entire incident would have been avoided if either party wasn't an absolute fuck head.
Well the cop technically has the right of way but he's still stupid for not letting the other car merge in front of him. Hate when people drive aggressively to cut people off in a construction zone
Correct or none of it would have happened if the other guy slowed down and merged, or if he didn’t force his way in, or if after he tried to force his way in the Cop and his big ego let the other with a big ego in. Then after the accident occurred he didn’t attack the cop. It takes two to tango in this event and unfortunately someone lost their life.
No, I am not thinking they should sue at all. I am just shocked to see a family take this position. I am just so used to seeing everyone sue the cops. I 100 percent agree with the outcome.
He got pistolwhipped right? I have no idea why the big guy even turned his back on him when the other dude got out looking like he's ready to fuck shit up.
What a dumb decision that caused him his life. I really don’t get it. People really don’t think about the consequences, your life can be taken in a split second
Ya, I'm surprised by all of the comments saying the cop had the 'right of way'. This was a merge point and the car was ahead and merging behind the vehicle ahead of both of them and in my country the truck has to back off and allow the zipper merge to occur. Traffic just flows so much better that way.
From every legal standpoint in the road altercation the driver with the dashcam had the right of way. But that doesn’t mean he’s not an asshole for intentionally limiting the space and refusing to allow the other car in. The other driver made a series of poor choices but the cop was 100% instigating problems for no other reason than to swing his dick around
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Family of Elijah Wilks, killed by Milwaukee police officer, say shooting was 'justified'
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TL;DR: the family of Elijah Wilks has not sued the Milwaukee Police Department.
Did I read that correctly? Is the family not going to sue the department or the officer?
Correct. They admit that he made a bad decision that came with dire consequences.
Pistol whipping an off duty police officer over a fender bender certainly counts as a bad decision.
A fender bender that he caused, no less.
Pistol whipping anyone is a bad decision. You can’t just do stuff like that and not expect anyone to retaliate.
I didn’t notice the gun and thought he just hit him and backed up. Thank you for pointing that out. The result makes sense now.
With his hand in his pocket like that while walking up, I was thinking “oh no”. Didn’t realize the dude was an off duty cop, considering he seemed to have zero awareness that guy was strapped. Luckily he drew quick.
Pulling out a pistol to whip someone with it incredibly dumb under all circumstances. Sad that dude had to find out the way he did. You never know who is packing what these days.
I dont feel sad for the guy 'Don't start nothing, won't be nothing'
Regardless of what happened in the video before this, does not constitute attacking someone with a deadly weapon unless your life is in danger.
I think he was 'frontin' expecting the guy to be scared and comply.
But, instead...
Billy Big Bollocks got a dose he wished he hadn't.
FAAFO got him graveyard dead. RIP - Rot in Peace.
The problem isn't that it was dumb. It's that it was antisocial and horrible. If he's such a piece of shit that he needed to know it was stupid not to do it, then good fucking riddance.
Which is why its dumb. All of what you said falls into the category of what makes things dumb.
Not even a lil sad made me ecstatic
Ah, there was me thinking things escalated far too quickly. Thanks for that context.
Yeah sorry your honor I whooped his face with my gun when the off duty officer decided to shoot my ass dead
There is proof of intelligent life on Earth after all
“He chose… poorly.”
Rare to see.
Sounds like the family was familiar with what a hot head he was. He was probably unkind to them (to put it nicely).
Weirdly refreshing.
It's so refreshing to see family with sense.
Refreshing to see family members take accountability for once.
I do wonder if this was before or after a lawyer told them they have no case?
Based AF.
Sue for what? He attacked an off duty police officer after he caused the car accident and pulled a gun on the officer. Officer simply defended himself.
I mean it’s impossible to deny, he was in the wrong re the crash then unprovoked pistol whipped him and pointed his gun. No lawyer is gonna take that on unless you pay substantial upfront and I doubt they have that kind of cash.
I personally believe they were both assholes in the car - but once out of the car the cop had defend himself and did.
Sue? You can't be serious... and I'm anti-police... am I missing something?
Likewise, but for real.. Imagine the exact same scenario and outcome between two civilians. He hit someone and drew a firearm on someone, and that other person had the means to defend themselves.
It sucks that someone made such a poor decision, and I feel for his family, but these truly are the consequences of such actions.
You can sue anyone for anything.
I'ma sue you for making that comment
On what grounds? That moron escalated at every step and his death was a result of his own actions. While I do feel for his family, if this video is indicative of how he behaved, the world is a safer place without him
Why would they? The idiot pulled a gun first and that was FAFO.
If only more people didn't try to defend the stupidity of others.
The family knew he was garbage. Probably relieved to be rid of him. Kudos to them for not trying to paint him as, "a good guy, always smiling."
On a different note, in the spirit of fairness, I don't think active police should be that fat.
You clearly didn’t read the article along with the video. The family said he was scheduled to go to his uncles funeral later that day and his actions were out of character. They also acknowledged his choices lead to the altercation which got him killed.
You think the funeral house could do a 2 for 1 special?
That’s a rough joke but it’s legit.
I am going to hell…have my upvote
We have a spot by the ice maker. Huddle up.
Sounds like one of those cases of "You can love someone but acknowledge they fucked up." People are complicated and aren't all good or bad.
Strange way to word this. Was he scheduled by someone else, against his will? That's what made him angry?
Idk I just worded it that way, sometimes events in people’s lives make them behave oddly, this guy fucked up.
You can schedule yourself to do things.
He's thinner when he's on-duty.
The balloon release pisses me off more than anything. Why are these sea life killer releases still a fucking thing?
It’s littering. Same exact thing as if they had dumped a bunch of 7/11 styrofoam cups on the ground in tribute.
Why are grown adults like this?
Not only that, the metallic ones can blow transformers if they hit a power line and cause tons of damage and potential loss of life due to a power outage.
Can you imagine pistol whipping someone over a fucking fender bender?!?!?
I live in Florida so yes, yes I can
I'm an Aussie and was in Florida for two weeks recently as part of a vacation. My phone was getting the local news alerts and there were three road rage related shootings in the two weeks I was there.
Must have been a slow couple weeks.
In Houston we say ‘any honk can be your last honk, so just don’t fucking honk’. Not a flex, it’s a sad state of affairs
A fender bender you very clearly caused.
The Amurican dream 🇺🇸
Murica
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I couldn't call him over confident. I'd call him stupid and irresponsible.
He was confident enough to throw a punch. That’s pretty confident.
It wasn’t a punch, watch again. It was a pistol whip.
Which makes its assault with a deadly weapon which legally justifies the other guy pulling out his gun to shoot in self defense. This video will be Exhibit A
...which no one is arguing against.
Including the family.
I wonder how many other people he’s sucker pistol whipped before to feel that confident in doing it in this video.
He started by showing his gun when he got out of his car. Thats a pussy move.
Pistol whip actually
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The Venn diagram of "overconfident" and "stupid & irresponsible" is definitely just a circle though.
I disagree completely. Lots of people are stupid and irresponsible without being overconfident.
Damn, you're right. And yet I'm also evidence of my own comment. That's good stuff, universe.
These traits always end up with eff around and find out situations.
To quote the warrior poet Ice Cube:
"If the day did not require the use of an AK, then it is good"
"warrior poet"?...adorable
When you can’t control your emotions
Or your car.
That was one hell of a draw, though. It took me 3x to actually see him draw. And the comments to see he was pistol whipped. I would reckon it actually takes a lot of situational awareness to know to draw and shoot that quickly. Almost like... he was trained to use it.
The way that guy had his hand in his pocket or waistband or whatever looked like he was going to pull a gun. I imagine the other person clocked it and was just waiting to see if thy needed to pull on them, too.
dude pistol whipped him, so the gun was already known. He got lucky the idiot went and put his gun back in his sweatshirt pocket after pistol whipping him, like incredibly lucky in my opinion.
TIL, the gut was important for tactical concealment of his weapon.
Here I thought it was just poor portion control and lack of physical activity.
🎶 Don’t pull the thang out, unless you plan to bang 🎵
BOMBS OVER BAGDHAD
Stankonia says they're willing to drop bombs over Baghdad...
Japan is sending Playstations
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Using guns over a small traffic incident, SMH.
While a school bus drives by
If you watch the light pole you can see a ricochet hit it.
Nice catch!
While the country goes to shit.
Tbf second dude drew his in self defense, not over the accident
Exactly. There’s nothing to condemn about the second dude.
A man with a gun who caused a traffic accident and demanded he pull over just hit him in the face. He has a right to defend himself.
Self defense is a human right. Every death is a tragedy in some way, but the grey hoodie dude killed himself.
Brandishing a gun is a fast track to getting shot.
Yup. First guy whipped one out to try and intimidate and the cammer smacked him with an Uno Reverse. Be smart while driving, folks. Even if you have a gun, they might have on too in the US.
Edit: immediate downvote. Ok. The case literally outlines how the aggressor pulled a gun out first and the shooter was acting out of self defense. If I have a gun and someone whips one out on me best believe I’d whip mine out too (I don’t own guns but I get it). We need less guns in the US.
A few seconds earlier you can see one of the cops bullets hit the light pole in that direction too. 😳
Dude thought he had the upper hand because he was packing. Only to be taken out by somebody who knew how to use a gun. Family knew he messed up and won't be pressing charges.
Damn, getting killed over pistol whipping an off duty cop over a minor traffic accident he caused was definitely not on that guy’s bingo card.
Gotta say America is one angry country lol
Stupid and angry. Terrible combo.
And armed!
And intentionally divided by the people running it.
At least it's safe because they all conceal carry!
yea this place fucking sucks
Not if your a millionaire. Us peasants often forget about the happiness of the ruling classes, we must continue to toil to maintain their lifestyle.
We're fucking deranged
"...that clearly could have been avoided if everyone would carry a g... Oh wait"
If the fat man had been unarmed it would’ve been him bleeding out on the street, idk if that’s any better. Although if the deceased had been unarmed he wouldn’t have been deceased, so there’s a point there
That's what a half-assed gun policy would give us. What would have happened if neither had guns?
😂😂😂
honestly it's the dumbest argument I have ever heard.
Dont bring a pistol whip to a gunfight..
another display of ignorance and arrogance fueled by pure entitlement.
So a very light "incident", I can't even call that an accident, ended up with a dead person...
My European brain can't process
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Seriously, not gonna condone what happened after they pulled over. But the entire scene could've been avoided if either person's ego allowed them to hit the brake pedal
Cemeteries are full of people who were "right"
Pride gets people killed, man.
It wasn‘t even neccesary to brake, just lift the foot from the gas pedal would have been enough for one of them
So many drivers in the US have no regard for the other people on the road. It’s so much easier to just let someone merge than to deal with a collision, or God forbid, this whole scenario. Some people just never grow up.
Yeah this is what happens when two morons put their egos on the line on the road. Totally avoidable.
The person that is already in the lane going straight has the right way. The dead asshole did not have clear space to merge and should have reduced his speed in accordance with law to merge behind the police officers vehicle. The man insisting on merging endangered everyone with that stupid maneuver. Just because you turn on your turn signal it doesn't mean you have the right to move over.
You’re not wrong, but speeding up to not just let the person in is a major stupid ego driven move.
He didn’t speed up in this case. The gap is closed between the officer and the car infront yes, but you can clearly see the brake lights being very visible at the start of the clip.
Guy going straight maintained his pace as well as being legally in his right to drive as he did.
If an insurance company ruled this as anything other than the deceased being at fault, I’d be shocked.
The lane is closed, everybody is merging into that lane. The camera vehicle should have slowed down to let the other car merge. Right of way or not, that’s what a normal person that isn’t an insufferable asshole does. They cooperate with other people on the road so we can all get home safely. And as I said in my post, when ass holes don’t do that (like the guy in the video) then you need to slow down and find somebody that isn’t an asshole to let you merge. But I said that in my post if you could read.
Is the other car even using a turn signal? It doesn't look like they are
US is unbelievable for me. I live somewhere in eastern Europe. It happens from time to time for some road rage to turn violent, but nothing more than throwing fists. They could just sort it out peacefully. To die like this is just crazy.
Wow, all that over touching bumpers???
Murica, you’re fucked
Yes and yes we are properly fucked. People have zero emotional regulation and for whatever reason everybody thinks they are the only one carrying a gun.
That is why this 2A sucks for most situations. Probably okay for people living in the boonies or jungles.
Imagine if this wasn't a Police officer or a person with a gun or someone with quick reflexes. He would have been dead for no reason!
Why didn't the camera car just let the driver in? This whole thing could've been avoided if he wasn't a cunty driver.
Sad to say but always expect the sucker punch in that scenario.
Lol USA 🤣 you guys are just so ridiculous its mainly amusing to tue rest of the world.
When I first watched this on IG, I didn't see the guy pull the gun first.
Cop was definitely a dick for not letting the guy merge. But the other dude pistol whipping him and drawing a firearm makes self defense 100% justified, what an idiot.
that's my take on it. the right lane was ending, a "normal" driver would let the other car in and not be like they own the road...oh he is a cop, nevermind.
When two idiots meet in the wild.
One tap of the brake pedal and all of this is avoided.
Bro how hard is it to tap your brakes and let them in.
Obviously that was worst case scenario but best case scenario is a damaged car that you have to get repaired and deal with insurance.
Both dudes with gigantic egos too. Both were unwilling to yield to the other.
BOTH driving like assholes.
America is just wild and fucked, man. It’s like there’s never a 0% chance of being shot whilst just living your life..
Most American shit I've ever seen.
He won’t be raging anymore…
It’s rare for me to say that police are in the right but yeah
One less
He got exactly what he wanted!
Justified, but why does everyone feel like the have to swing their dicks around all the time? Sure the guy was an asshole for trying to cut in, but cam guy had every opportunity to avoid the accident and the dent in his truck. Be the bigger man, turn the other cheek and let the douche merge.
I don't think the dude in the truck has seen his own dick in quite some time
This was totally avoidable by everyone involved.
The school bus in the crossfire SMDH
I didn’t know they allowed babies to drive in America
Babies are allowed to have babies here. Of course they're able to drive. How else would they get to work?
Play stupid games win hot and ready prizes 🤣 😂 🤣
Holy shit dude has quick draw and double tap
Sorry to say but it’s probably just a matter of time before this happens if he’s gonna run around pulling that shit.
Most scary part os this, is the fact that a school bus passes these 2 psychos, it only takes 1 stray bullet to take another child's life...
This is a true evidence that more guns equals better safety and well being in a society! /s
I will just file this under "yet another reason why concealed carry causes just as many, if not more problems than it solves."
Also, cop was also an asshole. You could clearly see the guy was trying to merge in. Let him the fuck in. This entire incident would have been avoided if either party wasn't an absolute fuck head.
What a shit hole... Imagine living in a country where you need a gun... Disgusting.
thats the most american thing I ever saw, I hope I see stuff like this in GTA 6
This is so American, hahaha.
My exact thoughts as well.
Well the cop technically has the right of way but he's still stupid for not letting the other car merge in front of him. Hate when people drive aggressively to cut people off in a construction zone
Depends on the state. That’s a zipper merge situation in my state.
Wait, that fat man is a police???? HOW???
They pass a low standard physical exam once and then sit in a car most of the day eating fast food and junk from convenience stores.
There's a ton of overweight cops. The rest are on HGH and Anabolic Steroids
US only problem.
africa, brazil, middle east.
Brazil looks at you with a furrowed brow.
Yeah he overreacted on an extreme level, but none of this would have happened if the cop would have just let him merge. I never understand people
Yep, everyone in this video is an asshole
Correct or none of it would have happened if the other guy slowed down and merged, or if he didn’t force his way in, or if after he tried to force his way in the Cop and his big ego let the other with a big ego in. Then after the accident occurred he didn’t attack the cop. It takes two to tango in this event and unfortunately someone lost their life.
Dude, if some a**hole wants in that badly, just let them in. Not worth it... That reaction time though on the draw... Damn... 😳
Dude fuckin sucker punch pistol whips a stranger and people on Reddit saying he should have just let him over. We are fucking doomed as a species
No, I am not thinking they should sue at all. I am just shocked to see a family take this position. I am just so used to seeing everyone sue the cops. I 100 percent agree with the outcome.
He got pistolwhipped right? I have no idea why the big guy even turned his back on him when the other dude got out looking like he's ready to fuck shit up.
Some people simply shouldn’t own guns.
let me take a wild guess.. 'Murica?
Damn that was a nice shot on the draw
Yeah but yall see how quick he went from hands at side to sighted in and getting rounds out? That was beautifully fast lol
What a dumb decision that caused him his life. I really don’t get it. People really don’t think about the consequences, your life can be taken in a split second
Suicide by cop…. Obviously.
My mouth dropped at them both pulling out a gun. Wild
This is America
Murricaaaa
Americans can't drive. They were filtering in. Why did he speed up? Third world country lol
Ya, I'm surprised by all of the comments saying the cop had the 'right of way'. This was a merge point and the car was ahead and merging behind the vehicle ahead of both of them and in my country the truck has to back off and allow the zipper merge to occur. Traffic just flows so much better that way.
AMURICA!!!!!!! Where you can die over the lightest of fender benders. You fatties played too much GTA growing up.
Don't blame GTA for inspiring idiots like this. Blame idiots like this for inspiring GTA.
Dumbass was writing checks he could not cash. Now he's been sent to collections.
From every legal standpoint in the road altercation the driver with the dashcam had the right of way. But that doesn’t mean he’s not an asshole for intentionally limiting the space and refusing to allow the other car in. The other driver made a series of poor choices but the cop was 100% instigating problems for no other reason than to swing his dick around
Hope that sucker punching piece of shit got hit
Well, he died so yeah, he got hit.
Video quality sucks but it was apparently a pistol whip. So a sucker pistol whip. Even shittier.
i mean besides the nonsense of pulling a gun on him. why didn't he just let him over, the lane was closing off. he had to get over.