I disagree. If I copper shot a middle class kid there wouldn't be hell to pay. I would guess there would be no riots, no revenge shootings, no attacks on white people.

If a copper is faced with a guy reaching for a gun, how does he "contain the situation"?
How does the copper who told the guy 7 times to put down his gun "contain the situation"

Also is it fair to bring up a coppers past, but when Trayvon/Stirling/Browns past are brought up, BLM say it has zero relevance?

Your commentary and forthright views are shared by millions of Americans, all destined to vote for Donald Trump in next month's US Presidential election.

"Deviance is a freedom enjoyed in a city of lightly engaged strangers"

Bollocks - He'd be logging evidence if he was lucky, unless he had a very solid defence, and it would go to independent oversight, because the parents lawyer would force the issue. Chances are he'd lose his job and the degree to which the force closed ranks would be much lower, because the kids parents could afford to good lawyer.

Justice costs in this world.

Coppers Past - Yes, because a police officer is a representative of the state with the authority to utilise force. As such, their past is important - And very relivent when your previous employer, also a police department, was discharging you for being emotionally unstable.

When employing anyone, their past and their suitability to the job, and their capacity is a vital factor in determining their employment.

Being a police officer isn't just a job.

I'm not saying BLM are automatically correct. However, and it seem to bear saying over and over again, there is a massive problem with police and police shootings (both of officers and civilians) in the US, which the police have virtually no accountability for.

Of course, sometimes a police officer is going to have to make a call, and sometimes shoot. And the only way to determine whether that shooting was justified is to have a clear process of investigation and accountability - not just for the officer but also for the police department (in fact especially the department).

Otherwise you end up with a situation where community trust and engagement with the police becomes stretched to the point of violence.

The US doesn't even keep records of the number of civilans shot by the police each year.

"One Nation Under God, has turned into One Nation Under the Influence of One Drug"
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Tried a line of communication. Plus I'd have also kept in contact with the handler, and established everything they had to say.

It worth noting that the dispatcher did not pass on the information that a) the caller reported it was a juvenile b) that the witness believed the gun to be a fake.

Its also pretty important to not that the kid has been pointing the gun at people, but no shots have been fired, reports made of threatening behaviour or crimes committed.

Its also important to note that the police report from the deputy chief did state that the child did not threaten the officers verbally, or physically.

So the problem, I would say isn't with the officer per se, but the failure of the police department, which arguably also put an officer into potentially dangerous situation, which they arguably had a reasonable chance of getting shot (if we accept the counter argument).

"One Nation Under God, has turned into One Nation Under the Influence of One Drug"
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Cheap? I have brought your views to the attention of a number of my American relatives and they all say more or less the same thing: 'He's a Trump groupie'. I'm not saying that's necessarily a bad thing and if he's elected US President next month then you'll be back to have the last word, I'm sure. All the best.

"Deviance is a freedom enjoyed in a city of lightly engaged strangers"

I can explain why officer 7mins shot and killed a child, he thought he was in an action movie. Doing 20 years in Attaca, as a cop that shot a child, nasty.

Because context is more important than just reducing things to the minimal facts. Damn right if I'm responding to a situation where there is the possibility of an armed conflict, and me getting shot, I'm not going to put myself directly into a situation where its 'shoot or be shot' unless there is absolutely no choice.

I'm going to want all the information, and approach the scene cautiously, appraise the situation, and approach the suspect with caution from a distance.

"One Nation Under God, has turned into One Nation Under the Influence of One Drug"
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