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Originally Posted by Bootsy
Actually the kid cost his own life when he started waving a knife around and hijacked a streetcar , then on top of that refused to drop it when prompted to numerous times by the officers.
Did the cop go overboard and overreact, resulting in a death that didn't need to happen? It certainly looks like it and he should be reprimanded accordingly.
It's a sad situation all around but let's stop pretending this was some innocent victim doing nothing wrong. This kid's own actions is ultimately the cause of this unfortunate incident.
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You're absolutely right, and I never even implied he was absolved of all wrong doing. But just because an officer commanded him to drop it and he didn't, didn't mean he deserved to die. It was an unnecessary force when he wasn't an immediate threat. Their proximity to the bus was also not conducive to resolving the incident peacefully. Yelling at a person while in a state of stress causes people to react differently. It was an all out odd situation, but one that could have easily been handled differently mostly by the cops. Sure the kid should have put down the knife, but he didn't lunge at the cops from the video shown, so why was the officer so trigger happy. He unloads 3, pauses for a few seconds and unloads the rest. He's more to blame than the kid IMO. Some of the officers not even having their guns out before this occurs while beside him says a lot. Just another meathead in the police force I think.