The media is lying to us again.
They claim that this innocent teen that was shot numerous times by a single cop, was not a threat.
I saw the video...and at first it looked like he was shot in cold-blood. Looking at it again, I noticed that L. Mcdonald did a spin move and looked as if he was about to shoot a gun at two armed police. One or both of them pumped him full of lead. Then a second volley hit him when he started moving. What is missing from this video is what led up to the shooting.
It appears from police reports that the suspect had been going on a rampage, and he had assaulted one of the officer's vehicles, puncturing a tire and jabbing at him through his windshield.
The kid was obviously out of his mind.
Put yourself in the officer's place. Is it worth risking your life over some kid who given half a chance will cut your heart out? The liberal press claims he was only holding a small pocket-knife. I saw it. The blade was at least 4 inches long. It was shiny like a switchblade. The kid was a threat. The main problem I have is how many times they shot him.....but by the book, it was a justifiable homicide.
Tell me where I'm wrong here.
Teen Shot, Killed by Chicago Police Officer
They claim that this innocent teen that was shot numerous times by a single cop, was not a threat.
I saw the video...and at first it looked like he was shot in cold-blood. Looking at it again, I noticed that L. Mcdonald did a spin move and looked as if he was about to shoot a gun at two armed police. One or both of them pumped him full of lead. Then a second volley hit him when he started moving. What is missing from this video is what led up to the shooting.
It appears from police reports that the suspect had been going on a rampage, and he had assaulted one of the officer's vehicles, puncturing a tire and jabbing at him through his windshield.
The kid was obviously out of his mind.
Put yourself in the officer's place. Is it worth risking your life over some kid who given half a chance will cut your heart out? The liberal press claims he was only holding a small pocket-knife. I saw it. The blade was at least 4 inches long. It was shiny like a switchblade. The kid was a threat. The main problem I have is how many times they shot him.....but by the book, it was a justifiable homicide.
Tell me where I'm wrong here.
Teen Shot, Killed by Chicago Police Officer
A Chicago police officer shot and killed a 17-year-old boy armed with a knife on the city's Southwest Side Archer Heights neighborhood late Monday, officials said.
Chicago Lawn District officers received a call at about 9:45 p.m. about a person breaking into cars in the 4100 block of South Karlov Avenue, according to a statement from the Chicago Police Department.
Responding officers found a 17-year-old boy "with a strange gaze about him" who was carrying a knife and wouldn’t drop it when police ordered him to do so, Fraternal Order of Police spokesman Pat Camden said.
The teen used the knife to puncture the front passenger tire of a police squad car and damaged its front windshield before running away, police said.
Other officers used a squad car to try and box the boy in against a fence near West 41st Street and South Pulaski Road, Camden said. An officer shot him in the chest when the teen didn't drop the knife and continued to walk toward officers, police said.
