Ray From Cleveland
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According to the family, the police have been releasing changing and conflicting stories, besides not allowing the family to see the video.
BB gun found at scene of fatal police shooting of California teen: Prosecutor
Hannah Williams was a professional lifeguard and had no history of crime, so it is hard to believe what the police claim.
Just because she had no criminal record doesn't mean she didn't do it. Investigations take months to complete. Some BB guns do look exactly like real guns, and in a moments notice, you don't have time to study the weapon. You see somebody pulling a gun on you, you have two choices: chance getting killed, or shoot your attacker in self-defense.
The pictures above that I posted under the OP are two guns: One is an air soft gun, and the other a gun that shoots bullets. Can you tell the difference between the two?
You don't have to be able to tell the difference between the BB gun and a real gun in order to know you do not need to shoot. She had never shot a real gun, and that should have been obvious to anyone. And a novice is not going to hit anyone more then 30' away, with a pistol.
Anyone who thinks they need to shoot at that distance from someone who is not demonstrating professional skills, is an idiot.
And anyone who gets within 30' of a suspect without first determining there is no threat, is a complete idiot.
You gave only 2 choice, kill or die, when the reality is you have the 3rd option of simply remaining under reasonable cover until more have been determined about the situation.
When police do NOT do that, they can no longer claim self defense for danger they themselves have caused.
Police (by law) are not required to retreat under any condition. Citizens are required to retreat in most states if the option is available.
When a citizen is using a firearm, it's for their own protection, and not protection of the public at large. A police officer is there to protect more than himself. He is there to protect the public as well.
That aside, some states like Florida have Stand Your Ground laws for the citizens as well as the police. That means the retreat option is not required. You are (by law) allowed to use deadly force even if the possibility of escape is available to you.