[GiRTh]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

If it was a real perp he would have dropped down on ground but the boy probably thought drop down meant drop weapon so he went for it. The cops thought he was 20 as he was big and had hood up in that horrible fashion

the lesson is do not play with replica guns in the street or this can happen

More probablys, maybes, ifs and buts.

If the cop thought he was 20 then he's not much of a police officer to be almost a decade out in assessing the age. Strange how the old man who made the 911 call more or less correctly assessed the scene from across the street correctly guessing the gun was fake and the perp was a child but the trained police officers got so much wrong.,

[Crimson Dynamo]

Originally Posted by GiRTh

More probablys, maybes, ifs and buts.

If the cop thought he was 20 then he's not much of a police officer to be almost a decade out in assessing the age. Strange how the old man who made the 911 call more or less correctly assessed the scene from across the street correctly guessing the gun was fake and the perp was a child but the trained police officers got so much wrong.,

the old guy was sat watching the kid all afternoon. the cops have a few moments to assess a potentially deadly situation

I just do not think you have any idea what it is like to be a law enforcement officer

[GiRTh]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

the old guy was sat watching the kid all afternoon. the cops have a few moments to assess a potentially deadly situation

I just do not think you have any idea what it is like to be a law enforcement officer

I think you've got absolutely no clue about a number of things and being a law enforcement officer is one of them. The fact that he was called to a PLAY-ground should have tipped him off to a few things.

[Crimson Dynamo]

Originally Posted by GiRTh

I think you've got absolutely no clue about a number of things and being a law enforcement officer is one of them. The fact that he was called to a PLAY-ground should have tipped him off to a few things.

drug dealing for one

[GiRTh]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

drug dealing for one

Is that a joke or are you making more of your assumptions?

[Ammi]

..but if the old guy had been watching him all afternoon and not one single shot had been fired then that would be an indication surely, that it would be unlikely that he would fire at the police officers..there seemed to be a lot they didn't know, even though information had been related by the caller...they didn't attempt to diffuse the situation at all, that was evident from the vid..they just shouted at him and then shot him when they saw his hand move in the direction of the gun...and even if he had been older...would that have made how they acted in this situation any better..shooting and killing a 20 year old at the speed they shot him would have been ok..?...they didn't attempt 'law and order', they just 'erased', without considering any alternative that could have resulted in no loss of life...they weren't absolutely certain the gun wasn't real so just to be certain, they shot to kill..is that really what 'law enforcement' is...is that not just executioners with badges....

[GiRTh]

Originally Posted by Ammi

..but if the old guy had been watching him all afternoon and not one single shot had been fired then that would be an indication surely, that it would be unlikely that he would fire at the police officers..there seemed to be a lot they didn't know, even though information had been related by the caller...they didn't attempt to diffuse the situation at all, that was evident from the vid..they just shouted at him and then shot him when they saw his hand move in the direction of the gun...and even if he had been older...would that have made how they acted in this situation any better..shooting and killing a 20 year old at the speed they shot him would have been ok..?...they didn't attempt 'law and order', they just 'erased', without considering any alternative that could have resulted in no loss of life...they weren't absolutely certain the gun wasn't real so just to be certain, they shot to kill..is that really what 'law enforcement' is...is that not just executioners with badges....

[Crimson Dynamo]

Originally Posted by Ammi

..but if the old guy had been watching him all afternoon and not one single shot had been fired then that would be an indication surely, that it would be unlikely that he would fire at the police officers..there seemed to be a lot they didn't know, even though information had been related by the caller...they didn't attempt to diffuse the situation at all, that was evident from the vid..they just shouted at him and then shot him when they saw his hand move in the direction of the gun...and even if he had been older...would that have made how they acted in this situation any better..shooting and killing a 20 year old at the speed they shot him would have been ok..?...they didn't attempt 'law and order', they just 'erased', without considering any alternative that could have resulted in no loss of life...they weren't absolutely certain the gun wasn't real so just to be certain, they shot to kill..is that really what 'law enforcement' is...is that not just executioners with badges....

"but if the old guy had been watching him all afternoon and not one single shot had been fired then that would be an indication surely, that it would be unlikely that he would fire at the police officers"

why?

"there seemed to be a lot they didn't know"

welcome to the world of a police officer responding to a call from joe public

"and then shot him when they saw his hand move in the direction of the gun.."

and do you know how many families lose a father or mother when they dont react to that?. What should they do, wait till they shoot?

"they weren't absolutely certain the gun wasn't real "

why on earth would they assume it was not real when the call was guy with a gun, it was a replica - that means real unless you hold it, weigh it, examine it..


this is real life

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Ammi

..but if the old guy had been watching him all afternoon and not one single shot had been fired then that would be an indication surely, that it would be unlikely that he would fire at the police officers..there seemed to be a lot they didn't know, even though information had been related by the caller...they didn't attempt to diffuse the situation at all, that was evident from the vid..they just shouted at him and then shot him when they saw his hand move in the direction of the gun...and even if he had been older...would that have made how they acted in this situation any better..shooting and killing a 20 year old at the speed they shot him would have been ok..?...they didn't attempt 'law and order', they just 'erased', without considering any alternative that could have resulted in no loss of life...they weren't absolutely certain the gun wasn't real so just to be certain, they shot to kill..is that really what 'law enforcement' is...is that not just executioners with badges....

[Tom4784]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

drug dealing for one

More racism.