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Originally posted by TerryH
The latest is this kid from Florida who paints his pellet gun to hide the fact it isn't a "real" gun and is killed by SWAT after he takes aim at them. Parents attorney is saying the parents told police it "probably wasn't a real gun". Typically the city settles for a few million to avoid a sympathetic jury, attorneys and court costs, and negative publicity. I'm finding it harder to accept this as I get older and crustier.
The kid told about a dozen friends he planned on ending his life. Think justice will be served?
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That's the price paid by the citizenry when they permit the militarization of the police, and the shoot first, talk later mentality that pervades the police today.
A cop friend of mine and I have talked at great length about the militarization of the police; he thinks it's just about the worst thing that has happened to police and policing in it's history in America.
Based on the facts I have acquired so far about this incident, the police should be charged with malfeasance at the least and manslaughter would be more appropriate.