What the **** is wrong with people? Cops says put your hands up, you don't reach for a (airsoft) gun
Sorry, but even a 12 year old should know that.
I am sad that a child was killed, but it's his own fault. Or rather, it's someone's fault for not teaching him better.
Wait.
Tamir Rice shooting Officers were not told the gun could be fake or that suspect was juvenile - newsnet5.com Cleveland
Dig deeper, toots. The initial dispatcher took the call and forwarded it to the police dispatcher who failed to mention that the 911 caller stated TWICE that the gun could be fake.
Video: Boy with air gun was shot 2 seconds after Cleveland police arrived
"""The dispatcher radioed to officers about a black male who was "pointing a gun at people," but did not mention that caller's belief that he could be a minor and that the gun might not be a real firearm, one of the released recordings shows.
Police previously said it wasn't clear if the responding officers received the information about the suspect's age or the gun possibly being fake."""
Video of Cleveland police shooting of boy released - CNN.com
What part of this do you morons not get. The police are NOT trained to base their decisions off of what eyewitnesses say
What kind of dumb ass cop would say "hey partner, let's roll but an eyewitness says this gun is probably fake, so no reason to use caution?"
Yeah, a dead cop.
Is it a tragedy that a 12 was shot? You bet it is, but the tragedy lies with his upbringing which led to HIS decisions, not the police officer's decisions.
Why don't some of you ignorant ******* liberals try becoming a police officer if it's all so easy?