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To: MeshugeMikey
yup....I would have fired

And yet the person who called the police told the dispatcher twice that he believed the gun was probably fake. And in not a single report did anyone say that the kid pointed the gun at the police. So a civilian could tell what two trained cops could not. And without any evidence that either he or anyone else was at risk the officer guns down a 12 year old boy. So in this day and age apparently police can shoot anyone for any excuse and people will cheer them on.

34 posted on 11/23/2014 3:44:07 PM PST by DoodleDawg
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To: DoodleDawg

I have NO IDEA of what the kids body language “expressed” when he pulled THE TOY...or what he may or may not have said.

Sadly the Police are walking TARGETS in SO many neighborhoods today that this doesnt surprise me in the least.

I won’t second guess the cop because i didnt witness the entire event.


43 posted on 11/23/2014 3:53:39 PM PST by MeshugeMikey ("Never, Never, Never, Give Up," Winston Churchill ><>)
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To: DoodleDawg
And in not a single report did anyone say that the kid pointed the gun at the police.

That's the key point right there.

47 posted on 11/23/2014 3:57:25 PM PST by Leaning Right (Why am I holding this lantern? I am looking for the next Reagan.)
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To: DoodleDawg

Quick, split second is the gun real?....BANG! You’re dead. That is how much time cops have to decide.


48 posted on 11/23/2014 3:58:05 PM PST by Celtic Conservative (Stercus Accidit)
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