[arista]

Originally Posted by AnnieK

To be honest the cops were damned if they do, damned if they don't. Had they not shot him and it had been a real gun and innocent bystanders were killed there would be outcry as to why they hadn't shot him first. As an untrained member of the public it's easy to say he should have been approached and they should have realised it was a fake etc etc etc but we have no real idea as to how the incident unfolded, just reports.

On the flip side if it were my 12 year old with a toy gun shot to death by the police I would be creating holy hell too....

The problem is it looked so real
it did not have any plastic orange on it

[GiRTh]

Originally Posted by arista

The problem is it looked so real
it did not have any plastic orange on it

Well done to the manufacturers for making it look so real but I still think a trained officer with 10 years experience should be able to tell the difference and even if he cant the fact that its obviously a child whos brandishing the gun should indicate that to subdue the threat did not require lethal force.

[Crimson Dynamo]

Originally Posted by GiRTh

Well done to the manufacturers for making it look so real but I still think a trained officer with 10 years experience should be able to tell the difference and even if he cant the fact that its obviously a child whos brandishing the gun should indicate that the threat did not require lethal force.

you may well think that but as you have no police training, no experience in the field and a pretty obvious agenda

we can conclude that your view is at best, misguided

[GiRTh]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

you may well think that but as you have no police training, no experience in the field and a pretty obvious agenda

we can conclude that your view is at best, misguided

I have as much as you and I dont assume what the training will be but I do assume an experience officer would know the the difference and if he didnt then he'd be barely competent at best.

EDIT: Whts my agenda? What are you trying to imply?