[lostalex]

Originally Posted by Dezzy

If they can't tell a plastic toy from a real AK47 then they shouldn't be officers as it shows they lack basic observational skills and have terrible judgement. This kid shouldn't be blamed for these officers' shortcomings. They handled the situation completely wrong and murdered a child in the process.

No allowances should be made for them and this kid shouldn't be made a scapegoat for their crime. Excusing behavior like this just encourages more officers to grow trigger happy. Police Officers wield a lot of power and they need to face consequences when they misuse it, especially in a country like America where most officers are armed at all times.

sorry i disagree. You sound like they should be psychic and know the gun is plastic.

Cops are HUMAN BEINGS going to work every day just like the rest of us. They aren't GODS. They don't have special powers, they aren't psychic. And they have just as much a right to protect themselves as any other human being when they feel threatened.

They don't make very much money, and they have families that care about them too.

Clearly someone called the cops because they were scared, a member of the public saw this kid waving it around and felt threatened so they called the cops, they told the cops someone guy is waving around a high-powered automatic weapon, please help us. That's all the cops knew when they got to the scene.