[roadcat]

Cops might say it’s justified, but really, this was a 12-year-old child with a toy gun. Is it justified shooting a 12-year-old? What if he were 8, or 6, or…? Cops are too trigger happy nowadays. Dangerous being a cop? That’s what they signed up for, and they need to stop being a-holes.

[Smokin' Joe]

If it was just a kid with a toy, how come someone(s) called it in as a ‘man/male with a gun’. Surely parents or other adults would be able to see the difference...or not.. which is maybe why they called the cops.

[Delta Dawn]

I played Little League baseball with a kid who was 5’8”, 175 lbs.

[Shimmer1]

And in the split second the cop had to decide, he knew this was a 12 year old, and that the gun wasn’t even real... uh huh.

I am one to hold police accountable, absolutely. But I don’t blame the cop in this instance, and I won’t unless more information comes up changing things.

[Hulka]

Have you seen the size of these feral 12-yr olds. . .and have you gone to the link and actually seen a picture of the weapon. Think if you had, on both counts, you would be feeling differently.