11-23-2014, 02:41 PM
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2014/11/23/12-...g-shot-by/
Really, really, really sad. That's why I make sure my kids keep the orange tips on their toy guns and that they do not take them out in public, only just here on the property. And that they do not play with them around people who don't like guns. The guy on the 911 seemed to be calm and not freak out about it. The boy was an idiot to not obey the cops. I have told my son that if he EVER sees a cop at ANY time while he is playing with a toy gun (which would probably never happen) he should immediately put the gun down.
I think maybe the cops overreacted on this one a tad, especially considering the 911 caller stated he thought the gun was likely a fake.
It's sad that kids these days can't just obey "put your hands up". The kid was evidently so disobedient that he didn't think twice about obeying a command by an armed officer. The current generation has no fear or respect of authority. This is, sadly, unfortunately, what happens.
Quote:CLEVELAND – A 12-year-old boy brandishing what turned out to be a fake gun is dead after being shot by a Cleveland police officer.
An attorney for the family says the boy died early Sunday morning at a hospital.
The shooting happened Saturday after officers responded to reports of a male with a gun. A man who called 911 told dispatchers that the boy was at a recreation center pointing a pistol that was "probably fake" and scaring everyone.
Police say the officer fired two shots after the boy pulled the fake weapon from his waistband. The orange safety indicator had been removed from the barrel.
Investigators say the boy did not point the fake pistol at officers but reached for it after being told to raise his hands.
Really, really, really sad. That's why I make sure my kids keep the orange tips on their toy guns and that they do not take them out in public, only just here on the property. And that they do not play with them around people who don't like guns. The guy on the 911 seemed to be calm and not freak out about it. The boy was an idiot to not obey the cops. I have told my son that if he EVER sees a cop at ANY time while he is playing with a toy gun (which would probably never happen) he should immediately put the gun down.
I think maybe the cops overreacted on this one a tad, especially considering the 911 caller stated he thought the gun was likely a fake.
It's sad that kids these days can't just obey "put your hands up". The kid was evidently so disobedient that he didn't think twice about obeying a command by an armed officer. The current generation has no fear or respect of authority. This is, sadly, unfortunately, what happens.
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