In the news report below (if I have the right link), the police department is saying the autistic man and not the therapist was the target. The officer shot, they say, because he feared the autistic man was going to shoot the therapist.
The behavioral therapist was shot in the leg.
http://wsvn.com/news/local/video-shows-moments-before-north-miami-police-shot-unarmed-man/
Why shoot the therapist if the autistic person was holding the toy truck?
Yes, that makes it sooooo much better.
So the officer was trying to shoot the man with a child’s mind and not the black guy?
That doesn’t make it better. The officers had plenty of time to gauge the situation and deescalate. The therapist explained the situation quite clearly. (I’ve posted the link four times already. That doesn’t make the shooting all right.) Is it all right to shoot a person with Alzheimers? How about a diabetic in hypoglycemic shock?
The officer chose to shoot.
NOT a good call.
I’m grateful to our small town PD. They’re good men who know their community and take care of us all.
“I meant to kill the autistic man who was armed with a toy truck.”
Sorry, that actually makes it worse.