re: Deputies Try To Kill Pitbull, Kill a Teen

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We don't know when he was shot. We don't know the place in the complex he was shot. Until we know more details, we can wait to indict the cops on forums. They won't be indicted anyehrrr else.

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Apparently the news articles are all over the place. One I found said the kid was the owner and had tied the dog up...but the dog broke free. Others are saying the dog belonged to a neighbor.

Another indicated the kid came from around the building 40 feet away, while others are saying he (the kid)was throwing himself across the body of the dog to protect it.

Cops hold more power in their hands than any other person in society, even lawyers and judges. They have the ability to end one's freedom and take one's life at the blink of an eye. If anyone should be held strictly liable for their actions due to the power they yield, it's police. Instead, we have taken the opposite approach and basically absolve cops of almost all wrongdoing when it involves the use of force. If a civilian shot a dog and a ricochet bullet hit and killed a kid said civilian would almost certainly be charged with manslaughter.