The kid turned, pulled his empty hands out of his pockets, put his hands up, got shot within 0.5 seconds of doing so. it's pretty clear in the frame by frame. I don't see a gun either, judging by the way the cop approached immediately after shooting I don't think he thought he was a deadly threat and instantly regretted it, hence the crying and friendly demeanor when trying to bring him back.
Sometimes a split second decision is the wrong decision. rip
Does it justify rioting and looting?
Hell no
But here we go again with the help of the mainstream media we get to turn a tragedy into an even bigger one -.-
Kid had a gun! After cop is done with CPR he walks around to the back side of the fence and shines his flash light on the gun. Looks to me like the kid ditched the gun then quickly turned and was shot. Shooting was justified 100%. In the article it also states that the kids hand tested positive for gun residue.. Sucks that he was so young, and running with the wrong crowd.
The officer told him to drop the gun and put his hands up. According to what you wrote and what the video apparently shows, he did just that. If the kid had already ditched the gun, like you said, BEFORE he turned around and put his hands up, it would not be a justified shooting in the eyes of the law. The kid should never have run from the cops. He'd probably still be here if he would've just thrown the gun down when the cops pulled up. I can't imagine being in that cop's shoes. Prayers to both families. RIP.
Just over 800 milliseconds from the time the officer saw the gun in his hand until the kid spun around and raised his hands. There was no way for the officer to tell whether or not he was still holding the gun. Sorry I was wrong.
I love how everyone is so quick to judge when they have never been in the situation before. You can train all you want but never really know how a person is going to react in the situation. A lot of times taking time to think will get you killed.
The kid turned, pulled his empty hands out of his pockets, put his hands up, got shot within 0.5 seconds of doing so. it's pretty clear in the frame by frame. I don't see a gun either, judging by the way the cop approached immediately after shooting I don't think he thought he was a deadly threat and instantly regretted it, hence the crying and friendly demeanor when trying to bring him back.
Sometimes a split second decision is the wrong decision. rip
Does it justify rioting and looting? Hell no
But here we go again with the help of the mainstream media we get to turn a tragedy into an even bigger one -.-
Kid had a gun! After cop is done with CPR he walks around to the back side of the fence and shines his flash light on the gun. Looks to me like the kid ditched the gun then quickly turned and was shot. Shooting was justified 100%. In the article it also states that the kids hand tested positive for gun residue.. Sucks that he was so young, and running with the wrong crowd.
The officer told him to drop the gun and put his hands up. According to what you wrote and what the video apparently shows, he did just that. If the kid had already ditched the gun, like you said, BEFORE he turned around and put his hands up, it would not be a justified shooting in the eyes of the law. The kid should never have run from the cops. He'd probably still be here if he would've just thrown the gun down when the cops pulled up. I can't imagine being in that cop's shoes. Prayers to both families. RIP.
Just over 800 milliseconds from the time the officer saw the gun in his hand until the kid spun around and raised his hands. There was no way for the officer to tell whether or not he was still holding the gun. Sorry I was wrong.
I love how everyone is so quick to judge when they have never been in the situation before. You can train all you want but never really know how a person is going to react in the situation. A lot of times taking time to think will get you killed.