JGalt
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Where did you get that idea from?Bet he was black too.......*yawn*World News Tonight was on the TV when I looked up and saw this story. They showed an excerpt from the officer's dashcam video and I don't even have the words for how dismayed I was by what I saw.
This kid was at the far end of an alley, fleeing from the officer. If I had to guess I'd say he was at least half the length of a standard size swimming pool away from the officer so where was the friggin threat to the officer that necessitated him shooting to kill the suspect?
One of the things I remember from way back is that you CANNOT shoot someone for property crimes with very few exceptions. The use of deadly force is supposed to be reserved for self defense in life threatening situations where there is a threat of imminent death or grievous bodily harm.
The string of events began with an anonymous call to 911 from a man saying a suspicious vehicle was parked outside a backyard. The caller told the operator that his home had been robbed the previous week and he was suspicious of anyone in the alley.
Silvas said he believed the callerwas a neighbor several houses away who had been in a dispute with Silvas. Silvas believes the neighbor called police about his truck so officers would give him a hard time.
He said Arce was simply in the wrong place at the wrong time.
"If he didn't call that 911 call, that young boy would still be alive today," Silvas told The Arizona Republic. "But I would be out a cellphone — because that's all he took outside of my truck was a cellphone."
Video shows Tempe officer shooting 14-year-old as he runs away
Now.....let's just let 14 yr olds rush into our stores and steal everything.
The code word "teen" should have been a dead giveaway. Black criminals are always a "teen" for some reason.
Tamir Rice was called an adult even tho he was 12 years old.
Police thought 12-year-old Tamir Rice was 20 when they shot him. This isn't uncommon.
Trayvon Martin was called a teen (because he was) -- and racists were pissed at the fact he wasn't called a big black buck enough.
Was Trayvon Martin a 'child' or a 'youth'?
In fact, black teens are more likely to be referred to as adults -- whereas, people like Dylann Roof are often referred to as troubled kids...
Black Boys Viewed as Older, Less Innocent Than Whites, Research Finds
Right. Here's a simple non-racial, non-judgemental Google image search including the words teen commits robbery.
"Less innocent"? Sho do be lotsa dark faces, yowsa.
teen commits robbery - Google Search