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re: Boy with fake gun dies after shot by officer
Posted on 11/23/14 at 1:06 pm to HoustonGumbeauxGuy
Posted on 11/23/14 at 1:06 pm to HoustonGumbeauxGuy
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If the intent is to use a toy gun, go get a water gun or some other gun that is orange, green, or some other color than black.
Like this one?
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Posted on 11/23/14 at 1:08 pm to PurpleandGold Motown
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Well, police departments are one of the few places of employment that disqualify applicants for being TOO smart.
Now this is total BS !
Posted on 11/23/14 at 1:09 pm to Retrograde
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This is tragic, but I can't really fault the cops on this one.
Posted on 11/23/14 at 1:09 pm to PurpleandGold Motown
Wanna take a round from this cutie ?
Posted on 11/23/14 at 1:09 pm to 91TIGER
You sure that's a toy gun and not a photoshop?
Posted on 11/23/14 at 1:11 pm to gar90
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The orange safety indicator had been removed from the barrel.
Yeah, this was probably a mistake
Posted on 11/23/14 at 1:12 pm to Ole War Skule
YOU SIR, WELL, YOU'RE JUST AN IGNORAMUS
Posted on 11/23/14 at 1:14 pm to gar90
sorry, but this is Darwinism. the kid was what, in 7th grade probably? that's old enough to know not to reach for a gun if a cop is on you. especially when you've removed the orange tip and it looks like a real gun.
Posted on 11/23/14 at 1:17 pm to 91TIGER
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Now this is total BS !
No, it's not.
Police departments do not want to hire people that are too smart. Score too high on the test and you are removed from pool of applicants.
Posted on 11/23/14 at 1:25 pm to arcalades
Look up Yummy Sandifer and educate yourself about what pre-teens are capable of.
Posted on 11/23/14 at 1:31 pm to gar90
Play stupid games win stupid prizes
Posted on 11/23/14 at 1:59 pm to PurpleandGold Motown
Maybe
Posted on 11/23/14 at 2:02 pm to arcalades
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Cops simply aren't smart enough to handle anything. I
Posted on 11/23/14 at 2:30 pm to gar90
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Boy with fake gun dies after shot by officer
Time to riot
Posted on 11/23/14 at 2:34 pm to PurpleandGold Motown
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None, but I know enough cops to know that lying is something they do regularly and well. My experience has taught me to automatically disbelieve any story a cop tells.
BUWAHAHAHA, there might be bigger dumshits on OT, when comparing to the Rant.
This post was edited on 11/23/14 at 2:35 pm
Posted on 11/23/14 at 3:25 pm to gar90
Protocol. Fake gun or not, the officer had no idea it wasn't real since the orange safety indicator had been removed. The officer acted accordingly.
Yes the situation is sad, but the kid shouldn't have been acting the way he was.
Yes the situation is sad, but the kid shouldn't have been acting the way he was.
Posted on 11/23/14 at 3:27 pm to gar90
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He reached for his fake gun and cops shot him.
Bad move
Posted on 11/23/14 at 3:33 pm to Topwater Trout
I love to call out cops as much as anyone but with the information we have so far it is impossible to bash the cop. To do so makes one look very stupid
Posted on 11/23/14 at 3:38 pm to gar90
Pulling anything on a cop is asking for trouble unless they ask you to reach for anything. I won't even reach into my glove compartment for license and registration without being told to.
Posted on 11/23/14 at 4:12 pm to PurpleandGold Motown
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Well, police departments are one of the few places of employment that disqualify applicants for being TOO smart.
I've never seen a convincing story that this was true. And I know a handful of people who scored perfect or near perfect on civil service exams and near perfect on all exams through the academy that leads me to believe this concept is, at the very least, flawed.
This story is a sad example of why an officer's authority shouldn't be challenged in this type of situation. They have a very tough job, and in the heat of the moment they can misinterpret a situation which has pretty serious consequences, but it's difficult to blame someone whose life is on the line for making the decision they did, though. To hesitate in that situation would very likely cost the officer their life in a future similar situation.
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