Posted on 01/05/2012 6:39:22 AM PST by VU4G10
Brownsville, Texas -- Police shot and killed an eighth-grader in the hallway of his middle school Wednesday after the boy brandished what looked like a handgun and pointed it at officers. It turned out to be a pellet gun that closely resembled the real thing
"Jaime was not a bad kid," she said. "I'm not saying he was perfect or an angel, but he was a very giving person."
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Well, guess he won’t be pointing any more guns at police officers anymore.
misleading headline, should have noted ‘student brandishing weapon, shot by police’
Sure, the kid was wrong for having the pellet gun. He also brought this on himself without question.
The cops didn't have to blaze away at this kid. Perhaps a well placed shot to the hip or leg.
This would have dropped the kid immediately writhing in pain.
Did ya really have to shoot the kid several times? Did ya really have to cap the kid in the head?
Sad this young man made several fatal mistakes. Bringing the gun to school in the first place and by pointing it at a police officer with threats to kill everyone, he put himself in jeaprody. Under the circumstances, (In my opinion) he gave the officers no other alternatives. I too, have been trained to do what the officers did.
The cops assumption must be that when a kid comes into a classroom with a gun, it’s to shoot kids.
Having seen photos of the weapon in question, (no orange tip, looks like the real thing), I don’t think the cops had any choice.
If they hesitated and he got off a few rounds and killed some kids, the cops would get the blame.
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cops are trained to shoot to kill and are not allowed by department regulations to purposely try to wound a perp...and rightly so
that being said, the PD in Ogden, Utah should look at this cop for training their cops after 6 of theirs got shot(1 killed) overnight and they only just wounded the perp.
Sure. Just like in the movies /s
Swat teams have advanced Kevlar body armor, shields and the latest non-lethal weaponry.
Evacuate the area, corner the kid.
I dunno, perhaps they opened fire after the kid popped off a few rounds....oh, wait, he couldn't have.
This is buII$4it. They did not have to kill’em. Come on.
Misleading headline, indeed. I’m surprised it didn’t say “Darling 8th Grade Angel Murdered by Police in Cold Blood.”
Actually, the first mistake was buying a pellet gun that looked like a real weapon under the assumption that it would scare someone.
There’s a price to pay for stupidity, in this case, his life.
Based on the story here, the cop did the right thing, and I applaud him.
Soooo, did the first responder have this ordnance you so fondly speak of???? or should he have called for backup while this little POS went on his merry waying offing teachers.
here is a picture of the 15 year old 8th grader with his GF holding his gun.
Glad to see that this possible future drug dealer/la Raza soldier/rapist/murderer was taken out EARLY in his career.
flame away.
Ah, picture proves my point. I’m glad he’s dead. Stupid people shouldn’t be allowed to breath.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2828922/posts#1
You must be new. That is the dumbest thing I have ever heard.
You have a 0.2 second decision to make to protect your own life and the lives of hundreds of students and teachers and be sure to take careful aim....just like in the movies.
Yeah, sure. If the kid had walked around the corner with that aimed at you and you were armed, would you take the time or the chance to talk to him, call the cops, get your body armor or otherwise defuse the situation? I doubt that you would hesitate and risk your life or the lives of anyone with you. If the kid had walked into a liquor store with the same gun to commit a robbery and a store employee had popped him everyone would be praising the employee. The situation was real life and not scripted Hollywood fantasy.
Swat teams have advanced Kevlar body armor, shields and the latest non-lethal weaponry.
Evacuate the area, corner the kid.
I dunno, perhaps they opened fire after the kid popped off a few rounds....oh, wait, he couldn't have.
This is buII$4it. They did not have to kill’em. Come on.
Did you actually read the entire article?. Where did it say he was shot in the head?
Yeah it was a tragedy, but the kid was tragically stupid the police told him to drop the gun SEVERAL times. As far as I am concerned One warning then take him down.
As far as non Lethal methods a wounded cornered animal is more dangerous. a wounded assailant can still shoot back or shoot others. They fired three shots between two officers. He was struck twice. One of the officers needs to hit the target range more, all three shots should have been center Mass.
Blaze away, did they? They protected their lives.
Perhaps a well placed shot to the hip or leg.
This is real life, NOT the movies.
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