An officer in upstate New York shot and killed a teen fleeing while pointing a replica gun, police said Saturday.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/17056255

An officer in upstate New York shot and killed a teen fleeing while pointing a replica gun, police said Saturday.

  • wildcardology@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    3 days ago

    Like I said everything looks like a weapon to a cop, a cellphone, a walking stick of a blind man. Etc. even the sound of an acorn hitting the roof of a car sounds like a weapon.

    • Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      2 days ago

      They recovered the gun that was pointed at him. It looks exactly like a gun. It’s not a real gun, but you cant make that distinction in the time it takes to pull the trigger. You either shoot now, or potentially die. Those are the cops options.

      • wildcardology@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        2 days ago

        And that’s what you get when the police have only six months training.

        Shoot first, investigate themselves later.