“The police shooting death of a 12-year-old boy with a toy gun in Cleveland has sparked an investigation — and questions over why officers opened fire instead of using a stun gun. Two officers have been placed on administrative leave pending a probe into Saturday’s shooting of Tamir Rice.
Police said officers responded to a report of a person waving a gun around at a playground and that Tamir was shot after he allegedly refused to put his hands up and reached in his waistband for what appeared to be a handgun.”*
Lissette Padilla (http://www.twitter.com/lizzette), Steve Oh (https://twitter.com/stevenoh88) and Ben Mankiewicz (What The Flick?! & Turner Classic Movies; http://www.twitter.com/BenMank77) discuss.
*Read more from here http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/tamir-rice-shooting-cleveland-police-under-investigation-n254716
Comments
Why is there no blame on the parents? Kids should not be playing with guns. period.
Because it’s not needed.
The video of this event clears up that the cops executed Tamir. Gave him no chance to comply with any order.