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FreakinDJ

(17,644 posts) Sun Mar 2, 2014, 09:06 PM Mar 2014

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Attorney: Georgia police shot an unarmed teen

Attorney: Georgia police shot an unarmed teen

Euharlee, Ga. — 17-year-old Christopher Roupe was shot and killed by a Euharlee police officer Friday night. His family's attorney said the officer mistook a video game controller in Roupe's hand — for the Wii — for a gun.

"The eyewitnesses on the scene clearly state that he had a Wii controller in his hand. He heard a knock at the door. He asked who it was, there was no response so he opened the door and upon opening the door he was immediately shot in the chest,” Roupe family attorney Cole Law told Atlanta's WSB.

According to WSB, police went to the home to serve Roupe's father with a probation violation warrant.

Read more here: http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/2014/02/19/2961957/attorney-georgia-police-shot-an.html#storylink=cpy

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Attorney: Georgia police shot an unarmed teen (Original Post) FreakinDJ Mar 2014 OP

Over and over and over. Obviously, our society accepts this. enough Mar 2014 #1

It just makes you numb. Baitball Blogger Mar 2014 #2

Time for an epiphany..... alittlelark Mar 2014 #3

This happened a few weeks ago. NutmegYankee Mar 2014 #4

Grand Jury finds officer used unauthorized force exboyfil Apr 2014 #5

enough

(13,259 posts)

1. Over and over and over. Obviously, our society accepts this.

Reply to FreakinDJ (Original post)

Sun Mar 2, 2014, 09:26 PM

Mar 2014

This is apparently how we have agreed it should be.

Baitball Blogger

(46,705 posts)

2. It just makes you numb.

Reply to FreakinDJ (Original post)

Sun Mar 2, 2014, 10:41 PM

Mar 2014

How incredibly stupid, asinine and criminally incompetent.

alittlelark

(18,890 posts)

3. Time for an epiphany.....

Reply to FreakinDJ (Original post)

Sun Mar 2, 2014, 11:38 PM

Mar 2014

.... the 'thin blue line' needs to be broken in multiple locations....

NutmegYankee

(16,199 posts)

4. This happened a few weeks ago.

Reply to FreakinDJ (Original post)

Sun Mar 2, 2014, 11:41 PM

Mar 2014

haven't seen much updates as of late except this:

http://www.wsbtv.com/news/news/local/euharlee-cop-accused-shooting-teen-fired-previous-/ndcs9/

exboyfil

(17,863 posts)

5. Grand Jury finds officer used unauthorized force

Reply to FreakinDJ (Original post)

Thu Apr 24, 2014, 09:56 AM

Apr 2014

Manslaughter charges to follow?

http://www.wsbtv.com/news/news/local/grand-jury-finds-officers-use-force-not-authorize/nffrh/

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