In Columbus, a cop shot a 15-year-old girl 10 SECONDS after he arrived on the scene

[StarfishSaver]

110. You're not bashing the cop who fired 5 shots into a 15-year-old but are bashing the girl

And please stop with the BS binary choice argument. The cop had more choices than to do nothing or to unload his gun into the girl's chest. Cops are trained for these situations and they are trained to only use lethal force when absolutely necessary. I do not believe it is absolutely necessary to use lethal force against someone wielding a knife. Cops manage every day to deescalate situations far more dire than this.

I'm willing to wait to see the outcome of the investigation and could change my mind based on that. But I am not going to automatically assume the cop was correct - I think such assumptions are foolish in light of all we've seen and learned over the years. Too many cops shoot first and ask questions (or don't even ask questions) later and expect well-meaning people to give them a pass each time. They have long ago lost any right to the benefit of the doubt. And seeing his buddies taunt those Black witnesses with "Blue Lives Matter" only confirms my reluctance to do so.