“No, I don’t feel any differently.”
That is surprising. Really.
“From all accounts the kid was not pointing the gun at the officer. “
So you are saying the police, when they drove up and observed the thug hiding the weapon and then when asked to raise his hands and the thug pulled the weapon, they should have waited until the kid either shot at them or dropped the weapon.
You are saying you are going to bet your life the thug is not planning to shoot when he pulls a hidden weapon, that you have enough time to defuse the situation.
Very interesting.
First of all, the 12-year-old was not a thug, he was a kid among other kids.
Secondly, the boy may have pulled the BB gun from his waistband but he did not point it at the rookie.
Thirdly, the rookie cops had their guns drawn, pointed at the boy, with their fingers on the trigger. They had the advantage. There was more then enough opportunity to challenge the boy with secondary verbal warnings to lower the BB gun.
Very interesting that you would side with thug rookie cops who are more than willing to shoot a child without trying to defuse a situation. Someday you may be the one in a rookie cop's sights and you will feel very differently. However, you won't look like a 12-year-old. Cops are too militaristic and too trigger-happy, and will do Obama's bidding without hesitation as he destroys our rights.