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To: Talisker

I didn’t copy anything. Quite revelatory that you honestly think I did.

Was there a drone here? No.

Was there a report of a person with a weapon? Yes.

Did the kid pull what looked like a gun out of his waist? Yes.

Did the officers observe the boy on the approach? Yes.

This didn’t merely happen in a second or two.

He faced the officer with what looked like a weapon.

Who is really to blame?

The stupid kid is.


34 posted on 12/09/2014 6:29:36 PM PST by DoughtyOne (GOP. GOPe. GOPeGads! GOPeWWWWWWWWWWWWW...)
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To: DoughtyOne
Did the officers observe the boy on the approach? Yes.

Oh really? Is that what police training consists of - "when faced with a possible gunman, drive directly towards him and observe him on approach. Drive to within a couple of feet and shoot him, because hey, you've got a possible gunman a couple of feet away from you, so now you're in danger." What a crock!

This didn’t merely happen in a second or two. He faced the officer with what looked like a weapon. Who is really to blame?

The officers drove right up to him, and so made him face them with whatever it was that was in his hand. It was a toy. But the officers, having put themselves into potentially lethal danger by approaching so closely with no cover, decided to shoot him because they felt threatened by the proximity they alone created, over the supsicion they alone had, which was wrong.

43 posted on 12/09/2014 6:44:38 PM PST by Talisker (One who commands, must obey.)
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