Armed eighth-grader shot and killed by police

I would really like to hear a police officers take on training with guns and the use of deadly force.
Any cops out there?

Originally posted by Communicationwillfreeus

Originally posted by 46ACE
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UHM no(let's talk"reading comprehension" ): The unfortunate officer placed in the situation who was forced to fire on an adolescent will be "forever haunted" by the kids death at his hands.

Unless that officer was excited to get his first kill, then he may not be haunted by shooting a kid? "UHM no" you still aren't with me try again.
It was a sad situation that no one "deserved" to be a part of. I can't be any clearer than that.

In all your "SAD.... sad....SAD......";

You did say this: "The children around him will be forever haunted by this".Twice this week I've been wrong; a new low...

I served as a "special constable" with the RCMP in the early 90's

I was allowed the use of the shotgun if any full member was in a life threatening situation..didnt come close to even touching it for 5 years.

I thought you guys might like this

www.injusticeeverywhere.com...

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this stuff happens all the time.....it's not really anything new.....weapons are meant to be used....if not don't make them.....

Originally posted by wrathchild
I served as a "special constable" with the RCMP in the early 90's

I was allowed the use of the shotgun if any full member was in a life threatening situation..didnt come close to even touching it for 5 years.

I'm glad that you didn't have to touch that shotgun.

No disrespect intended, but, would you have used it if you had to?

Everybody gets to Monday morning quarterback the cop who fired, but, they have the luxury of having time, with nobody's life at stake. I'm going to wait for more information. By the way, not every cop has a taser or a bean bag gun on hand at all times.

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He's 15. At 15 I knew what I was doing. I say good call. What would they have prefered happen? An other Columbine? I say bring a gun at school you're asking to get put down. He was told to put the weapon down and didn't...justice served.

Originally posted by DelMar
reply to post by Communicationwillfreeus

 

Probably because he pointed a weapon at a police officer. What would you prefer them to do?

Couldn't they have disabled/disarmed him with a shot instead of killing him?

I know there has been way too many incidents where a kid goes to school and sprays the classroom with bullets, and this could well have been another if he hadn't have been stopped, but a shot in the arm, shoulder or legs could have stopped him without killing him.

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I dont know....probably...

YES...I would..< 30 secs of thought.

Lol, you guys are funny.

From a conspiracy stand point, perhaps this adolescent was tired of being in 8th grade and knew advancement in his institution was noticeably dwindling away being that the school year was almost completed. With that in mind, he concluded he might be lucky to leave middle school at 16, but the embarrassment was too much to bare. That tied probably with the mockery of his peers and the repetitive work cycle he was in. He finally cracked under pressure and thought death was his only chance of freedom, but couldn't take his life. So, he thought hey cops kill all the time. How can I trick them into doing my dirty work?

Or.... maybe he was mad Ronald Paul lost the Iowa caucus.

Or... maybe his 13 year old 8th grade girlfriend dumped him and he couldn't bear to be without her.

Or... maybe he thought he was playing black cops.

Or... maybe his priest stop fondling him and was again heartbroken.

Or... maybe this story is just more propaganda for more surreptitious gun/control/home grown terrorist type laws.

You might think I'm mean for joking about this, but death is another part of life.

Should he have been tasered?

I can not say. My first question is what weapon was the student engaging the officers with?

If it was a firearm, than no a taser is not realistic. You expect police, who have the job of protecting not only themselves but other students as well, to get in the line of sight of a firearm with a taser? That would be foolish.

Now if the weapon was a pair of scissors or a knife, then I do believe it would be reasonable and realistic to use a taser.

Fact is, the information provided so far does not paint a clear picture so at this time I think it is unfair to give any real opinion.

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Story said he was "Armed"....and engaged police.

safe to assume he was gonna kill somebody if the police didnt intervene

I just hate to see young kids die,
is a shame.

Well just think about this. That police officer has to live the rest of his life knowing he killed a 15 year old kid.

I'm sure the officer thought it through and I'm sure he will continue to do so for the rest of his life now.

As far as being for or against that officers action, it's just far too early. Just have to wait until more information comes out about it.

Also. I was 15-16 years old when I was in the 9th grade. The same with all of my other classmates back then. I have a few friends over right now who live over 4 hours away, so I asked them how old they were in the 9th grade. They said 15-16.

So I don't find it odd that a 15 year old was in 8th grade at all.

Apathy is the way of life for our generation, we are all becoming less human.
We are desensitized to death, then in a few years transhumanism comes and we will become more machine than man.

Most of those kids won't even feel sad, they may not even care.