[Pauli67]

Some people have asked me to weigh in on the Tamir Rice shooting, being that I live in Cleveland. Obviously there are a lot of details which might not be hitting the national news yet, e.g., Cudell Rec Center is a hot-spot for crime. Here's my take on this sad and avoidable incident.

[humblegunner]

What caused you to excerpt your own blog?

[Mr. K]

I am NOT on the side of the cops on this one-

They shot him out their car window seconds after driving up 4 feet away from him, on the grass, while he was sitting on a park table.

Why were they driving on the lawn to get to him?

If they thought he had a gun, wouldn’t it be better AND SAFER to park 50 feet away, shine the light on him, and assess the situation?

They had to have their guns out and the window open as they pulled up- this does NOT sound like good police procedure: “Hey there’s some guy- I think he’s got a gun- pull up next to him so I can see”

If you look at the video- the car pulls up- the kid stands up, and seconds later he is on the ground dead.

[Fido969]

You'll notice that the bystander and a passer-by could tell it was merely a child playing with a toy gun.

It was only the "highly-trained" cops that started blasting away before they could figure out what was going on.

[DJ MacWoW]

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