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originally posted by: hopenotfeariswhatweneed
a reply to: Grovit
first, how do you know he shot as soon as he was out the door?
because as soon as the door opens the kids drops like a bag of ##....either he was shot of he was complying...
originally posted by: TKDRL
a reply to: markovian
I think he was probably trying to drop that gun like a hot potato and they never even gave him that chance.
originally posted by: TKDRL
a reply to: Grovit
How does one drop a gun without "going for it"? If you still side with the cops, I think you are a horrible person then. Not much more I can say about that.....
originally posted by: diggindirt
Why on earth would they roll up like that?
originally posted by: hogstooth
a reply to: TKDRL
How does one drop a gun without "going for it"?
One puts one's hands on one's head and keeps one's hands away from one's waistband where one's gun is stored. No need to attempt to drop it or one may find themself shot in the torso.
And I would bet that the cop that shot the kid doesn't sleep well lately and has nothing to be thankful about this holiday season.
I feel for everyone involved. It's just a bad scene.
The gun wasn't real. It can be bought at sporting goods stores for less than $20. Tamir's was lacking the orange safety indicator usually found on the barrel and, from a distance, was indistinguishable from a real firearm.
Why did this kid even think it was a smart idea to take an airsoft pistol (with no orange barrel) to a park and repeatedly pull it out and point it at people?