[arista]

http://news.sky.com/story/1594512/ob...teens-shooting

This was last year (13 months ago)
took a long time to get the Dashboard video

This Black 17 Year Old lad had a Knife


why did he not drop it?


The Cop that Shot him 16 times is being done for Murder


a moment before his Death

[kirklancaster]

Originally Posted by arista

http://news.sky.com/story/1594512/ob...teens-shooting

This was last year (13 months ago)
took a long time to get the Dashboard video

This Black 17 Year Old lad had a Knife


why did the not drop it?


The Cop that Shot him 16 times is being done for Murder


a moment before his Death

I agree that the kid should have dropped the knife, but to shoot him 16 times?????

Perhaps the murdering cop thought it was a 20 shot repeater knife.

[LeatherTrumpet]

If you shoot to kill you better make sure they are dead

[GiRTh]

Youtube video

Apparently he lunged at the officers. No evidence of that in this vid. All 16 shots hit him but 14 of those shots hit him while he was down. Only two shots hit him while he was standing

[kirklancaster]

Originally Posted by GiRTh

Youtube video

Apparently he lunged at the officers. No evidence of that in this vid. All 16 shots hit him but 14 of those shots hit him while he was down. Only two shots hit him while he was standing

Whether he 'lunged' or not is irrelevant really when it is a KID armed with just a KNIFE. No way does that combination ever warrant such a totally excessive reaction. 16 shots - 14 while he was down and therefore disabled? This is one psychopathic killer cop who NEEDS charging with murder.

[GiRTh]

Originally Posted by kirklancaster

Whether he 'lunged' or not is irrelevant really when it is a KID armed with just a KNIFE. No way does that combination ever warrant such a totally excessive reaction. 16 shots - 14 while he was down and therefore disabled? This is one psychopathic killer cop who NEEDS charging with murder.

[arista]

The Cop has been Charged with Murder

[kirklancaster]

Originally Posted by arista

The Cop has been Charged with Murder

And rightfully so Arista. It will be interesting to see the result of any trial - AND the sentencing if he IS found guilty.

[LeatherTrumpet]

give a cop a gun, have a guy who wont put a knife down or respond to requests


who would be cop?

[Tom4784]

The police officer's actions were indefensible. The boy was on the ground after two shots, there's no reason to empty a clip into him. The Police Officer was after blood and he deserves to be treated like the murderer he is.

[DemolitionRed]

Damn, I wish I hadn't watched the video now

[Kizzy]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

give a cop a gun, have a guy who wont put a knife down or respond to requests


who would be cop?

Me, I wouldn't shoot anyone 16 times though...

[Ammi]

..there is just so many things with this..for a parent to live with the death of a child, the murder of a child, having to watch his life being taken through CCTV, having to watch his life being taken and extinguished by someone who is meant to serve and protect..just so many things..all they have now is justice, it's all they have to try to find any type of peace with this whatsoever...


..the knife really doesn't matter because even without a most basic of police training, there's the knowledge that a knife is only a threat when it's within arms reach and his was not at all..there was only 30 seconds between Jason Van Dyke arriving on the scene and his last shot being fired..the first shot was not even necessary as Laquan's body was at an angle, walking away from the officers and if he had turned, ran toward and lunged at any point, then a 'death shot' still wouldn't have been necessary...

...but 16 shots...there was a vid posted recently of IS firing endless shots into Syrian soldiers who were laying face down..and also obviously the Bataclan and how the victims were laid down there and shots fired relentlessly into their bodies...and they were called evil ...

..he may never rest in peace, his family may never have peace in their lives again but let their be full justice for Laquan...

[kirklancaster]

Originally Posted by Ammi

..there is just so many things with this..for a parent to live with the death of a child, the murder of a child, having to watch his life being taken through CCTV, having to watch his life being taken and extinguished by someone who is meant to serve and protect..just so many things..all they have now is justice, it's all they have to try to find any type of peace with this whatsoever...


..the knife really doesn't matter because even without a most basic of police training, there's the knowledge that a knife is only a threat when it's within arms reach and his was not at all..there was only 30 seconds between Jason Van Dyke arriving on the scene and his last shot being fired..the first shot was not even necessary as Laquan's body was at an angle, walking away from the officers and if he had turned, ran toward and lunged at any point, then a 'death shot' still wouldn't have been necessary...

...but 16 shots...there was a vid posted recently of IS firing endless shots into Syrian soldiers who were laying face down..and also obviously the Bataclan and how the victims were laid down there and shots fired relentlessly into their bodies...and they were called evil ...

..he may never rest in peace, his family may never have peace in their lives again but let their be full justice for Laquan...

You are right Ammi - This is so much MORE than just an headline. It is a needless tragedy.