Posted on 12/13/2014 1:55:51 PM PST by rdl6989
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) -- Topeka Police were forced to use deadly force after a 19 year old suspect, involved in several crimes, refused to put down his weapon.
Officers were first called to the 400 block of SW Tyler where a suspect had allegedly strangled a female victim and taking a knife and a gun out of the residence.
(Excerpt) Read more at wibw.com ...
"The Shawnee County Sheriff's Office has identified the 19 year old as Joseph Michael Rodriquez, a 19 year old black male from Topeka."
A black Hispanic. Perhaps he's related to George Zimmerman's Peruvian relatives?
There's a difference between a real threat and someone who is both unarmed and outnumbered by the cops. Sometimes lethal force is right and necessary - at other times, it seems to be used as a convenience. One can be all for proper use of deadly force and still be against "convenience" killings.
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