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Originally posted by alfa1
Originally posted by newcovenant
He thought an autistic kid with grass clippers was going to do him in.
There you go again.
He's 18, not a "kid".
Not "grass clippers", they are described as "hedge clippers" (bigger, tougher).
You deliberatly fail to mention the second weapon he was carrying, the hammer.
Its tragic enough already, you dont have to lie about it to make it worse.
This officers life was not in danger, he could have moved, he could have got back into his car, he could have done any number of things.
Originally posted by newcovenant
reply to post by alfa1
I think you are lying if you are saying he was any kind of an actual threat to a trained officer and there was not a non-violent way to take this kid down in front of his family. They were called, they knew what they were dealing with before they got there, they could have brought a stun gun, a net, rubber bullets, he could have shot him in both legs....anything.
They were called to the scene not only by neighbors but by the kids own mother, and she called them to get some men at the house who could help her handle him - not to kill him.
There is no excuse for this though you can try and excuse the officer because he was a chicken. That's the only possible explanation. He thought an autistic kid with grass clippers was going to do him in. He got scared to death, he couldn't think of anything else to do and he fired. He should have run away rather than kill a mentally handicapped kid. The pig.
edit on 5-10-2012 by newcovenant because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by Thunderheart
Stupid woman, don't you know? "Medication before altercation"
dumbass,you got your son killed.
Originally posted by bjarneorn
Originally posted by Thunderheart
Stupid woman, don't you know? "Medication before altercation"
dumbass,you got your son killed.
If you think it's proper procedure to kill anyone who you "think" is threatening, then I personally think you should have someone take a look at you.
Just my .2 cents.
edit on 5/10/2012 by bjarneorn because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by Dan001
You know, he COULD have just shot him in the arm or leg.
It's not that hard - if you're trained - to shoot somebody below the torso.