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In reply to the discussion: Justice for Tamir Rice! 12 year old shot and killed for a BB gun. [View all]branford
(4,462 posts)What "training" would permit the officer at the time of the shooting to be able to ascertain whether the gun was real other than its appearance? Particularly without the orange plug, it was designed to look identical to a real firearm. As you note, the officers were also not informed about the doubts expressed by the 911 caller, nor the basis for the doubts.
If the boy actually moved his hand toward what to any reasonable person appeared to be a real gun, rather than raise both his hands as allegedly directed by the officers, the police response appears appropriate, if tragic.
If the police story is accurate, the boy had a chance to surrender when he was told to raise his hands.
As I indicated earlier, the video should put most, if not all, doubts soundly to rest.
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