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12. I'm going to suggest that if the cop wasn't on scene long enough to

Tue Jul 8, 2014, 07:10 PM

Jul 2014

discern a real gun from a toy gun, a real threat from a non-threat, he sure as hell wasn't on scene long enough to discern a state of intoxication.

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Boy with toy gun said to be high when shot by cop [View all] XemaSab Jul 2014 OP

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. tk2kewl Jul 2014 #2

Did you hear Sonoma County District Attorney Jill Ravitch's statements? bluesbassman Jul 2014 #3

She also said that Gellhaus (the cop) used restraint DisgustipatedinCA Jul 2014 #5

Yes, her's was a veritable smorgasbord of rationalization and deflection. bluesbassman Jul 2014 #7

Death penalty for Cannibis use? nt longship Jul 2014 #4

So, that makes killing a child alright. In_The_Wind Jul 2014 #6

I'm going to suggest that if the cop wasn't on scene long enough to Nuclear Unicorn Jul 2014 #12

Ya got that right. In_The_Wind Jul 2014 #13

The protection of the bad cops breeds more. and people die as a result. PeaceNikki Jul 2014 #9

I could tell you stories tularetom Jul 2014 #10

They run the good ones out by design. it's a shame. PeaceNikki Jul 2014 #11