In the 70’s, too. And, really, kids still play with toy guns today.
It seems as if the extremes in crime today have led to an extreme response from law enforcement.
“It seems as if the extremes in crime today have led to an extreme response from law enforcement.”
In Huntington Beach a few years ago, several officers surrounded a teenage girl on a school ground, who was wielding a knife. She moved toward an officer, and they shot her to death.
In Fullerton a few years ago, cops beat a mentally ill homeless man to death, and got off okay. It caused a huge local controversy.
I think cops need better procedures, methods and tactics.
The kid in Ferguson was a justified kill.
The 12 year old was not justified in my opinion, and I believe it will be resolved against the cops.