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Originally Posted by Locke
Police dont dick around with people charging at them claiming they have a gun. Period. These guys are regular people with families too and there is no reason for them to take this unnecessary risk. What if it had been a real gun and he'd killed 10 cops?
That being said though, 20 shots fired? His mom not mentioning anything about history of mental illness to the 911 operator that might change how the police handle the situation? Something doesnt add.
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I agree. If you claim to have a gun and hold an object under your shirt like a gun there's no way the cops are at fault there. Even if the cops knew the guys had mental illness that doesn't change what's at stake there. Someone without mental disabilities can pretend to have a gun just the same.
20 shots fired seems like a lot, but who know what police protocol actually is? I'm sure that when they're in that sort of situation protocol is to fire several shots to ensure the target is taken down. Add in the fact that there's several cops there and it doesn't seem out of hand.
The bystander comments are very conflicting. If the kid actually put his hands up and dropped the brush like the one bystander says I'm sure there would be a lot more outrage in the other comments. I don't agree at all with the belief that cops should have to see a gun before they assume you have one - if you're stupid enough to challenge the cops and say you have a gun then it's your own fault.