Wtf is your damn point
How can anyone suggest they're happy with how this was handled?
A 12 year old kid with a toy gun was shot to death.
Because something is "legal" it does not mean it was handled well.
You seem like an okay dude except when it comes to this stuff, your bias is always out on full display.
The obvious way to handle this is put some room between you and the 12 year old kid. Shield yourself with your car, start issuing commands.
If he's been pointing at others and hadn't fired yet, why would he believe he was going to start at that moment?
But more importantly why put yourself and the kid in immediate danger?
Only you would suggest an officer barrels right in face to face with an "armed" 12 year old kid and then has to blow him away in seconds was the way to handle this.
I'd say give yourself some distance, use common sense methods to protect yourself and then find out what the real deal is.
Got a feeling if it was your 12 year old it wouldn't be so easy to accept.
Understood. My point is exactly what you led with.....
ZERO reason to put yourself (and the kid) in immediate danger where he had to "protect himself".
Again, that was the decision that made this end in a negative fashion.
Yes, according to others his ass is covered but does not mean it was handled well.
If every 12 year old died that made a mistake, pretty sure you or I wouldn't be here.
I've probably pointed a toy gun at people a thousand times at least.
And what in hell does handouts have to do with this?
That's where you always reveal what these situations are about to you.
In your mind since blacks are guilty of not working, crime or whatever, this 12 year old "deserves" what he got. Sad.
Someone else said it, you're never going to admit being wrong.
You can't even admit the cop could have handled this better.
A white cop shot a black kid to death, even though he was in no danger, and you're happy with the result?
I feel bad for you man, I really do. Moving on, seen this guy's hatred before, it's depressing to read.
RIP to the kid, prayers for his parents.
The kid put himself in danger by his own actions LOL.
And so did the officer. His mistake was barreling in on an "armed" 12 year old, LOL. He should have kept his distance if he really "wanted to go home to his family".
Silly to suggest he played this thing right.
Both made mistakes, yet only one died.
Bottom line - an innocent kid that could in no way harm the officer was blown away by the poor decision of the police.
I don't like that a kid died because he did something stupid but that's the reality of the situation.
You sure are a dumb son of a bitchA Patrick McIrish sighting?
You should have said "A 12-year-old kid with a toy gun was shot to death because he was pointing a gun that looked real at park patrons and the cops."
Cop wanted to go home at night to see his family after his shift. If you don't want to get shot, don't point weapons at the cops. Stop making excuses for idiots.