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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTape of 12 yr old being killed next ronan
The mom wants the world to see what happened to her.
gwheezie
(3,580 posts)Out of the car 3 seconds and a 12 year old with a toy gun shot dead. I am enraged.
SamKnause
(13,101 posts)Response to gwheezie (Reply #1)
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rollin74
(1,973 posts)Dawson Leery
(19,348 posts)Last edited Wed Nov 26, 2014, 07:58 PM - Edit history (1)
MH1
(17,600 posts)gwheezie
(3,580 posts)I want them to see what they did to my baby
UglyGreed
(7,661 posts)I can't imagine what they must be feeling.....
gwheezie
(3,580 posts)They ran it twice it literally took 3 fucking seconds.
Anansi1171
(793 posts)Maybe this boy bulked up and morphed into a demon-possessed monster and charged the officer at 0.3-0.9 seconds, leaving the cop just a single second to assess and reduce the threat to non-life.
There s a scientific explanation silly minorities.
liberalhistorian
(20,818 posts)probably take your description literally. Sigh. Another day, another dead black child/teen. And I'm originally from Cleveland, this will not be allowed to fade away there; the people will do their utmost to ensure that even if the PTB don't.
BronxBoy
(2,286 posts)You have your first one!
Vox Moi
(546 posts)There was no need for the cops to jump right in before assessing the situation in person.
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The first line of defense for cops killing kids is always that the cops were protecting themselves.
When it gets to the point that cops shoot first and ask questions later in order to protect themselves then the whole point of being a cop is inverted. The fundamental purpose of the police force is not to protect the police force.
When the cops put their own safety AHEAD of the safety of the citizens then what are we paying them for?
liberalhistorian
(20,818 posts)(iow, shooting first and CYA so they don't ask questions later) all over the place now, and getting away with it. Especially if the victim is black.
muriel_volestrangler
(101,311 posts)Hard to see what happened. They drove right up to him, which seems a strange thing to do if you really think he's dangerous (there's no-one else on camera, and he was sitting down before the car approached, so there's no-one who apparently needed saving). It looks as if he goes down the moment the cop on the passenger side gets out within a few feet of him.
uponit7771
(90,335 posts)progressoid
(49,988 posts)deist99
(122 posts)I was an MP in the military. We were trained to never drive right up on a suspect like that. We were trained to stop several feet away from the suspect and place the car between the suspect and yourself.
JohLast
(81 posts)Rex
(65,616 posts)Good to know you are not an officer anymore.
jamzrockz
(1,333 posts)protect you. They are there to collect a paycheck and free drinks at the gas station. They will kill their customers without any hesitation if feel any level of threat against them. Look at them the wrong way and you could get it too.
BronxBoy
(2,286 posts)being "was"...and we can all thank God for that.
JohLast
(81 posts)BronxBoy
(2,286 posts)uppityperson
(115,677 posts)endanger others? good lord, that explains why we get instances like this. Did you teach that rookie?
seabeyond
(110,159 posts)leaving that rookie so vulnerable. they failed. not the kid.