An idiot recently decided to test a theory after being pulled over by
a police officer for a standard traffic violation. Unfortunately, the
ordeal would soon turn into so much more as the man brandished a firearm
– but the moron wasn’t laughing just seconds later.
According to Jose Vaca, 29, of Bakersfield, California, he was having
a discussion about a month ago pertaining to the current perception of
police. Speaking with a woman whose husband was killed by police, the
man argued that there are actually many good police officers on the
force.
Jose Vaca
Although the conversation soon ended without him giving it a second thought, the matter soon resurfaced when Vaca was pulled over
by Officer Christian Hernandez. Thinking it would be the perfect time
to prove to the woman that he was right, he decided to reveal that he
had a gun in the car by carrying it in his hand as he exited the
vehicle.
As one would imagine, the officer, unaware of the motives behind
Vaca’s actions, was forced to defend himself from the possible threat.
Several gunshots later, Vaca was lying on the ground bleeding.
Although police reports indicate that Officer Hernandez only fired 9
shots, Vaca states that 9 bullets were found inside his body after the
shooting with another three rounds having passed entirely through his
body and leaving exit wounds behind.
The gun Jose Vaca illegally had in his possession
However, there is one small thing that this officer likely knew as
soon as he ran Vaca’s license plates – he was a felon. Of course, as
felons aren’t supposed to have firearms, you can imagine the thoughts
that ran through this cop’s head after not only seeing that Vaca had a
gun, but that he was getting out of the car with it in his hand.
As it turns out, the moron had bought the gun at an auction with
plans to sell it, but he didn’t make it that far. Booked on 11 criminal
counts, including possession of a firearm as a convicted felon and
participating in a criminal street gang, Vaca is facing quite some time
behind bars and is currently being held on $400,000 bail. The scene where Jose Vaca was shot after branding a firearm in front of police
Hindsight is 20/20, and Vaca now states that his alleged experiment
was “ill-conceived,” saying that it wasn’t worth the pain. However, he
does state that he feels “blessed to be alive” and that he realizes now
that the officer was well within his rights as he “didn’t know what to
expect.”
“What I was hoping for them to do was tell me, ‘Drop the gun! Back
away from the firearm! Get on the ground! Turn around!’ And it was going
to be an arrest,” he said. “But I was completely wrong.”
A word to the wise – if you ever have a gun on you when
being questioned by police, inform them that you do. Never reach for it.
Keep your hands in plain sight. If you want to get shot, well, do what
Vaca did since he rightfully deserved everything he got. Although they
say you can’t fix stupid, I hope this moron learned a thing or two. Then
again, he’s going to have quite some time in his cage to think over his
actions.
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