12-year-old boy shot by Cleveland police has died

[branford]

88. Watching the news for over 30 years qualifies you to sit comfortably on your couch,

not assess tactical situations and design and implement police procedures and training.

Other than telepathy, pre- and post-cognition, how were these officers to know that the gun held by the boy was not real. You've seen the same pictures as me. The Airsoft guns are designed to be replicas, and this one didn't even have the small orange plug denoting it was not real.

Moreover, according to all reports, the officers did not "shoot on first impulse." They responded to a 911 call, identified a suspect with a weapon, ordered him to raise his hands to remove the threat, and then only fired after the boy's hand went to his waistband that had the gun, rather that obey police instructions.

You don't get to judge how to handle a situation based on information only ascertained well after a shooting. The officers' conduct must be judged on what they actually knew when the shooting occurred, no more, no less.

Now instead of vague and useless generalities about "skill law enforcement training" and "cognitive thinking," kindly explain what the officers actually did wrong, and explain in detail how your news-watching self could realistically have done a better job under the circumstances. Remember, Police do not need to reasonably risk being shot to prove a gun is real and a 12 year old can kill you just as dead as 22 year old.