keep moving forward is my motto.
ps:likes and retweets are not endorsement.Very interested in rational Discussions. Humanity is my religion first. YNWA
Deputy thinks an Acorn hitting the roof of his car is gunfire so he unloaded his firearm at his own car that had an unarmed suspect inside. This is next level incompetence.
The incident took place in Fort Walton Beach, Florida. Deputies from the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office responded to a call regarding a man named Marquis Jackson.
Jackson’s girlfriend had called the police, accusing him of stealing her car and sending her threatening text messages.
Deputies located Jackson, detained him, handcuffed him behind his back, and placed him in the backseat of a standard patrol vehicle for questioning.
Deputy Jesse Hernandez, a trainee at the time, was walking back toward the patrol vehicle where Jackson was being held. As he approached the passenger side of the car, a small acorn fell from an overhead tree and struck the roof of the vehicle.
Because of the metallic thud it made on the roof, Deputy Hernandez misidentified the sound as a muffled gunshot from inside the vehicle. What followed was a massive cascade of panic:
Hernandez immediately fell to the ground, rolled, and began screaming, "Shots fired! Shots fired! I'm hit! I'm hit!"
Believing he had been shot in the torso and that Jackson was actively firing at him through the car windows, Hernandez drew his weapon and fired multiple rounds into the patrol car.
Hearing her partner’s screams and weapon fire, Sergeant Beth Roberts—who was also on the scene—assumed they were under fire. She drew her weapon and also opened fire on the vehicle.
In total, the two officers fired more than 20 rounds into the patrol car.
Despite the patrol car being riddled with bullets and shattered glass, Marquis Jackson was completely uninjured. Because he was handcuffed, he could only lean away and press himself as low as possible into the floorboard/seat crack of the vehicle to avoid the gunfire.
Deputy Hernandez was also not injured. After the dust settled, medical staff confirmed he had not been shot; his belief that he was hit was likely a psychological reaction to intense panic (often referred to as a phantom injury).
The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office conducted an extensive internal investigation into the shooting.
The investigation concluded that Deputy Hernandez’s use of force was not objectively reasonable. While Hernandez genuinely believed he was under threat, the investigation found no evidence of any weapon on Jackson, nor any reasonable justification for mistaking an acorn for a gunshot.
Sergeant Roberts' use of force was found to be legally justified under the "fellow officer rule," as she was reacting to what she reasonably believed was her partner being shot.
Deputy Hernandez resigned from the sheriff's office during the investigation, effectively ending his career in law enforcement.
Sheriff Eric Aden publicly released the bodycam footage and issued a formal apology to Marquis Jackson and the community, stating that the department failed in its duty to protect a suspect in their custody.
Ultimately, Jackson was cleared of any wrongdoing regarding the shooting, and the event remains a textbook example used in law enforcement training regarding hyper-vigilance and the dangers of misinterpreting sensory input during high-stress situations.
Emotional 😭 Moment Interviewer asks Joe Jackson where Michael Jackson body is after his death… and Joe looks completely CLUELESS 😳 Sounded like he lost a cash cow, not his own son. No wonder Michael sang ‘Heal the World his dad broke him first. The man who beat his kids to fame couldn’t even fake grief. This is why the King was never healed 💔 Who else sees the abuse behind the icon?
What’s your thought about this?
🚨 Andoni Iraola: “I am really excited, really excited. Because obviously you know about Liverpool, you know that it’s a big club, a massive club, one of the biggest in the world”.
“But feeling inside and understanding a little bit more of this club, I always thought it’s a special club. You don’t need a lot of things to get attracted by Liverpool. Liverpool is Liverpool”
“But obviously the atmosphere, the supporters, the club, the players, the chance for me to coach top-level players, the chance to fight for titles. I think it cannot be more attractive than this. It’s difficult to find it. So, really excited to start”.
#LFC 🔴 🚨
The current confirmed Liverpool backroom staff coming with Iraola. Here’s what they do.
Tom Webber – Lead performance analyst responsible for opposition scouting, tactical reports, video analysis, and identifying pressing triggers.
Pablo de la Torre – Head of physical performance, overseeing fitness, conditioning, recovery, and training intensity to support Iraola’s high-energy style.
Tommy Elphick – Assistant coach who focuses on defensive organisation, individual defender development, and delivering tactical instructions on the training pitch.
Shaun Cooper – Assistant coach with a key role in set-piece coaching, training sessions, and implementing match-specific tactical plans.
What an era for World Football!!
Many will not have known the broader context behind Roberto Carlos’ stunning Free Kick for Brazil, back in 1997!! 🇧🇷
I remember it like it was yesterday! ❤️
Nigeria matter is really tiring. So because the senators that lost their primaries are pushing to enforce the electoral law for live transmission of results, all of a sudden Akpabio, the worst Senate president in the history of Nigeria says they are pushing for their return 😂
It’s late here so sorry for the dodgy lighting, but check out Iraola’s training, what he makes teams do and why.
Probably nothing special in the big picture but I like to dream that it’ll make us a much tougher squad to beat (if he’s picked).
🚨 This is the world we’re living in. In broad daylight in Tyumen, Russia , a 44-year-old man snatches a screaming 5-year-old girl off the street, drags her into a stairwell, and starts undressing her.
A little boy heroically holds the door open shouting for help. A brave woman (Yulia) stops her car, confronts the monster, rescues the child, and gets her to safety.
The predator was arrested. But think about this:How many times does this happen when there’s no brave boy, no Yulia, no CCTV?Children are being preyed on in plain sight, and too many people scroll past stories like this with zero outrage.
Families can’t even let kids play outside without fear.
The world feels completely broken and the silence is deafening.
We need to protect our kids more fiercely. This shouldn’t be normal.
“I will livestream the Ekiti State governorship election so the whole world can see how the election is conducted in my state. I need 1,000 volunteers, and I will pay each of them ₦5,000. They will use their phones to stream the election or put-on this gadget on the screen from diff. polling units so we can identify vote-buying and expose any electoral målpractice involving INEC officials or NYSC members.”
— Isaac Fayose speaks today ahead of the Ekiti State election.