What I do not understand, and perhaps our trigger happy cops could tell us — do cops now blast everyone with a fake gun and shoot dogs when they engage with the public as standard operating procedure? You've got some really brave cops out there, America. If this is the new normal, then the potential victims should have the right to blast you first, since you've got murder on your mind?
How did they approach the kid? In the days of old the cops would have actually walked up to the child and question him. It’d go something like “Son, there are reports you’re waving a gun around, don’t be scared you’re not being arrested at the moment, now do as we say, we need to search you.” Gone are the good old days. Now just about every threat perceived or real gets almost like a swat team treatment. From news accounts and footage it seems they don’t even try to use psychology, it’s just barking orders and intimidation.