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I don't know why you guys are debating whether the officer in this 12 year old shooting acted appropriately or not.
He broke protocol. It's been been conceded.
It's also not a matter of the kid "brandishing" the weapon. He wasn't.
He did frighten the officer by lifting his shirt/reaching for his waist and the officer took it as a threatening movement. He was in the wrong. He was also a rookie.
He also claimed he told the kid THREE times to put down his gun and get his hands up.
A. We can see from the video he prob didnt tell the kid to do anything more than once, if that.
B. It's a 12 year old. He was prob trying to show dude it was a toy.
Missouri is also an open carry state and yes you can hold a gun in your hand. They can arrest you if you don't have a license.
It's going to be investigated then we'll see where it goes from there. You guys are just arguing over nothing.
The "cops are always at fault" people are entrenched in their position and the neo-con, "Black people are always thuggish and raised by bad parents" people are entrenched in theirs.
The cops were in the wrong. That's conceded and can be seen. Whether or not it was an understandable mistake is ye to be determined.
Get back on topic.