That’s probably the way it happened. I also wonder about appearances. How big or tall was this kid? Not that it justifies the shooting, but some of today’s 13 year old boys are as big as adults. But yes, I can see how the boy might swing around to face this threat with his gun inadvertently pointing up. I refuse to believe we suddenly have tons of trigger happy officers who have always been secretly nuts, or got that way on their own. Everybody’s crazy? Really?
Something with the way they are chosen or trained is very different now than 20 even 10 years ago. This is the case across this country. System wide decisions have been made to become and to remain prepared, even expecting to use lethal force. With street gangs, credibility is obtained after a certain amount of ‘kills’. One can only hope the police are not trained to observe the same credo.
How can you not think that there are a lot of LEO’s that are trigger happy? How long have you been on FR? This happens a lot. Cops kicked in the door on the wrong house, shot the poor dog. My brother in law was a cop, and he told me how they handled search warrants that required a knock - whisper “police”, lightly tap, then kick down the door. Sorry, my 60 years of experience knowing cops doesn’t lead me to be trusting. Yeah, most may be decent, but my BIL started out as a nice guy, and quit when he realized he was as crooked as the crooks. Carried a “throw down gun” just like every other cop (in the 70’s). Nothing new.
How can you not think that there are a lot of LEO’s that are trigger happy? How long have you been on FR? This happens a lot. Cops kicked in the door on the wrong house, shot the poor dog. My brother in law was a cop, and he told me how they handled search warrants that required a knock - whisper “police”, lightly tap, then kick down the door. Sorry, my 60 years of experience knowing cops doesn’t lead me to be trusting. Yeah, most may be decent, but my BIL started out as a nice guy, and quit when he realized he was as crooked as the crooks. Carried a “throw down gun” just like every other cop (in the 70’s). Nothing new.