re: Cop who shot Tamir Rice had Previous Issues

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I think the Orange tip thing is a red herring.

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I just meant, generally. I'm not fully plugged into this one and, Ace Midnight's rule #1 "The first report is always wrong"

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The kid didn't get the gun out of his waistband.

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Meh - if the cop saw him reach for it, the orange ring would have been irrelevant, but I don't know if the standard requires you allow the suspect to draw, merely that he express the intent and ability to resist with lethal force.

In any event, looks/sounds like another incident of overpolicing and having a cop on the street who pissed his pants at the first sign of trouble, instead of a calm, rational, mature, thoughtful human being (not all cops, mind you, but this cop).