CNN reported this morning that it was leaked that two experts.found that the officers involved with the shooting death of 12 year old Tamir Rice acted reasonably. He was playing with a toy gun in the park and someone called 911. As soon as the police arrived on the scene Rice was shot. I would like you to look at the reasonable action taken by viewing this video of the incident. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dw0EMLM1XRI Also after doing some research for this post I stumbled across another video that describes some interesting and frightening facts about the officers that killed this child. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_aAyQVffLc Be sure to check it out. The part about Tamir Rice starts at 6:40.
Now, this is why people are outraged. We see two officers shoot down a person before understanding anything …show more content…
My brothers, my sisters, our cousins, and our friends. Our parents bought us cowboy and indian getups and we chased each other all over the place. We were cops and bank robbers, having terrible shootouts in the backyard or running around the neighborhood. What has happened?
When my oldest was a baby I was adamant that he would never play with guns. It would teach him that violence is an option, the first avenue to resolving conflict, that is what I thought. Before he was two years old he was using sticks as guns, by the time he was three he was building lego guns. It was hopeless. Amazingly, he isn’t violent. We as a community, including our police officers, must do better.
I have a great respect for our police officers. However, I believe there are two types of people that becomes officers, those that want to protect and serve and the other, bullies, those that want to be in control and command others. Our officers have a hard and sometimes terrifying job in this country. While I respect accidents happen and that officers can be sincerely sorry for an innocent death, it is happening to often with no
Now, this is why people are outraged. We see two officers shoot down a person before understanding anything …show more content…
My brothers, my sisters, our cousins, and our friends. Our parents bought us cowboy and indian getups and we chased each other all over the place. We were cops and bank robbers, having terrible shootouts in the backyard or running around the neighborhood. What has happened?
When my oldest was a baby I was adamant that he would never play with guns. It would teach him that violence is an option, the first avenue to resolving conflict, that is what I thought. Before he was two years old he was using sticks as guns, by the time he was three he was building lego guns. It was hopeless. Amazingly, he isn’t violent. We as a community, including our police officers, must do better.
I have a great respect for our police officers. However, I believe there are two types of people that becomes officers, those that want to protect and serve and the other, bullies, those that want to be in control and command others. Our officers have a hard and sometimes terrifying job in this country. While I respect accidents happen and that officers can be sincerely sorry for an innocent death, it is happening to often with no