jayramfootball wrote:DiamondGooner wrote:Va-Va-Voom wrote:jayramfootball wrote:Hands should have gone up straight. No turning, THEN slowly turn around with hands high at all times.
What 13 year old who has his adrenaline pumping is going to think about putting their hands up step by step?
I just rewatched it, he didn't turn in an abnormally fast manner anyway and his hands were up as he did so.
The officer shit the bed.
Exactly.
Shoot first, think later, that is the problem.
Its not like this was some tattooed up muscle gangster.
Sorry but a bullet shot by a 13 yr old is the same as a bullet shot by a 'tattooed muscle gangster'.
Shoot first, think later in THAT situation is exactly right.
Officers don't have a second to think. They react to danger and a kid with a gun turning to face the officer with his hand hidden is a direct threat to the officers life.
The officer told him to stop and put his hands up.
The kid stopped put his hands up, was unarmed and was shot dead.
How does that equate to you?
Don't ask someone to do something then when they do it shoot them anyway.
Well said, spot on.
