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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]MH1
(17,729 posts)And all the guilt that goes along with that? Not to mention the hassle and risk to his career? (only bringing that up for the folks who think no police officer actually has a conscience.)
It doesn't make sense.
It is UNDENIABLE that the kid had something that LOOKED like a real gun, and reached for it instead of raising is hands.
It is also UNDENIABLE that people have been shot and killed by kids that age and younger, either intentionally or unintentionally.
I'm not convinced the cop acted 100% correctly here - he probably could and should have acted differently - but placing the majority of blame on the police officer is, in my opinion, extremely misguided. Here are the places the blame really belongs:
1) The manufacturer of the "toy". (Can they be sued? I sure hope so. Put them out of business.)
2) The adult who provided the "toy" to the child without proper supervision.
3) This society that promotes violent solutions to ANY problem and the "need" for people to defend themselves.
4) Every voter who helps put the NRA tools into office that prevent our society from doing anything about it.
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