[ChristmasNeeve]

Originally Posted by arista

In this case he was Told what to do
he did not.


When police say drop it
you do it fast in America


Its a tragic case
but the Police were doing their job

Yeah but he was a 12 year old child, why did they not Taser him or if they had to shoot, why not the leg or something, why shoot to kill?

[lostalex]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

Yeah but he was a 12 year old child, why did they not Taser him or if they had to shoot, why not the leg or something, why shoot to kill?

because they thought he had a gun and was waving it around. i can't think of many things more dangerous than a 12 y/o with a gun.

Have you ever tried to reason with a 12 y/o?

[Christmas Dynasnow]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

Yeah but he was a 12 year old child, why did they not Taser him or if they had to shoot, why not the leg or something, why shoot to kill?

on the street of the USA you cant risk it. The gun looks real to me and the kid looks older than 12

[ChristmasNeeve]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

on the street of the USA you cant risk it. The gun looks real to me and the kid looks older than 12

He doesn't look that old and the person who reported it mentioned atleast twice to the operator that the gun was probably fake and that the boy was most likely a juvenile

[Christmas Dynasnow]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

He doesn't look that old and the person who reported it mentioned atleast twice to the operator that the gun was probably fake and that the boy was most likely a juvenile

yes but if you are a cop in the line of duty "probably a fake" can get you killed and your wife a widow..

[lostalex]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

yes but if you are a cop in the line of duty "probably a fake" can get you killed and your wife a widow..

Not to mention how often we hear about kids finding their parents guns. We are constantly being told by the liberal media how often kids take their parents guns, so it's not a stretch to believe a 12 y/o might have a real gun.

[letmein]

Originally Posted by lostalex

Not to mention how often we hear about kids finding their parents guns. We are constantly being told by the liberal media how often kids take their parents guns, so it's not a stretch to believe a 12 y/o might have a real gun.

The "liberal media"? Oh, gawd.

[ChristmasNeeve]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

yes but if you are a cop in the line of duty "probably a fake" can get you killed and your wife a widow..

That comes with the job though, they should be trained to react more cautiously especially when they're armed and dealing with a juvenile

[Christmas Dynasnow]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

That comes with the job though, they should be trained to react more cautiously especially when they're armed and dealing with a juvenile

Its hard to judge the tensions in that area, what the cop had experienced that week, what he saw etc. But as arista says - when a cop says down, you go down and you dont play with replica guns in the street no matter what age you are

[ChristmasNeeve]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

Its hard to judge the tensions in that area, what the cop had experienced that week, what he saw etc. But as arista says - when a cop says down, you go down and you dont play with replica guns in the street no matter what age you are

my son is always playing with toy guns, firing them out the window of the car and pretending to shoot people in the supermarket, our police aren't armed here thankfully and people don't automatically assume he's a crazy 10 year old killer

[arista]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

Yeah but he was a 12 year old child, why did they not Taser him or if they had to shoot, why not the leg or something, why shoot to kill?

I do not know about the Taser lack of use.



Yes we find out after
he was a 12 year old playing with a toy.


In America
ok in you home
but to let a child run around
was not good.


Tragic and sad loss

[JoshBB]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

Yeah but he was a 12 year old child, why did they not Taser him or if they had to shoot, why not the leg or something, why shoot to kill?

This exactly. Tasering wouldn't have killed and if shooting was necessary, to the leg would have been better.

[lostalex]

Originally Posted by JoshBB

This exactly. Tasering wouldn't have killed and if shooting was necessary, to the leg would have been better.

because if you believe the kid has a gun it only takes a split second to kill someone.

Why did the kid have a very realistic gun, and why was he threatening other people with it and why were people calling 911 begging cops to come figure it out?