juicy@lemmy.today to News@lemmy.world · edit-26 months agoCalifornia officer shoots and kills boy, 15, holding gardening toolwww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square385fedilinkarrow-up1815arrow-down129
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minus-squareRampantParanoia2365@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up9arrow-down2·8 months agoHe also could have just used the taser instead of the gun. The boy was, what, 150lbs?
minus-squareJimmyeatsausage@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down5·8 months agoBeing black adds 150 lbs of pure muscle and testosterone-fueled rage. Poor cop was basically facing a sword wielding grizzly bear. /s
minus-squareThorny_Insightlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·8 months agoI agree. Shooting was not the optimal solution here. Still not totally unjustified either. There are much better examples of police misconduct than this.
He also could have just used the taser instead of the gun. The boy was, what, 150lbs?
Being black adds 150 lbs of pure muscle and testosterone-fueled rage. Poor cop was basically facing a sword wielding grizzly bear.
/s
I agree. Shooting was not the optimal solution here. Still not totally unjustified either. There are much better examples of police misconduct than this.