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Pasadena cops discover “just joking” does not stop bullets

Jason Weisberger
Jun 11, 2026
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Pasadena police released dashcam video of an officer shooting another officer during what the chief called “horseplay,” which is a cute word for people with badges forgetting guns are not props.

The first rule of safe gun handling is not complicated: do not point a firearm at anything you are not willing to destroy. That rule does not become optional bec…

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