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2024-02-15 01:44:16 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
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This meme is referring to a November 2023 incident in which an Okaloosa County police officer shot at an unarmed and handcuffed suspect after mistaking the sound of an acorn hitting the roof of his police car for a gunshot. https://abcnews.go.com/US/deputy-fires-weapon-after-mistaking-acorn-for-gunshot/story?id=107229338 https://www.vice.com/en/article/g5yneb/man-shot-at-by-cops-who-got-scared-by-an-acorn-damaged-for-life
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