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In response to "13 year old Californian boy shot to death by deputies...he was carrying a fake gun -- (link)" by Beaker

it sucks for the family and community, but I can't fault the cops here.

Posted by znufrii Oct 24 '13, 08:03

and I'm sure they're messed up over it, too.

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Here's what I don't get though...why wouldn't the kid have dropped the gun when told to by cops? - Jim Oct 24, 08:11 25
- I know, adolescent boys are usually so rational! -- nm - mara Oct 24, 08:21
- no hablo ingles? -- nm - decline Oct 24, 08:20 11
  - in any country, if cops are pointing guns at me and I'm holding something? no matter what it sounds like they say, that thing is getting dropped -- nm - zork Oct 24, 08:22 10
    - and to make an assumption, a cop in that area, or one of them, had to be fluent in Spanish. nm -- nm - groiny Oct 24, 08:25 9
      - They don't even have to be fluent...but you would think every cop in that neighborhood would be able to say certain things in Spanish. - Jim Oct 24, 08:29 7
        
        well, if they were not fluent, then that is just bad staffing. - groiny Oct 24, 08:31 6
        
        Also, the town is predominantly white -- nm - con_carne Oct 24, 08:36 2
        
        where did you see that? -- nm - groiny Oct 24, 08:38 1
        
        I see that now when I googled, I stand corrected. nm -- nm - groiny Oct 24, 08:40
        
        I think people would balk at spending public funds training cops in a language other than English -- nm - con_carne Oct 24, 08:34 1
        
        in California????? - groiny Oct 24, 08:36
        
        Every pair should have one on every shift...you would think. - Jim Oct 24, 08:32
      - No. But they would know phrases -- nm - con_carne Oct 24, 08:28
- there's a lot we don't know here. - znufrii Oct 24, 08:19 5
  - well, we do know he had the gun, and we likely know he did not drop it when requested. nm -- nm - groiny Oct 24, 08:20 4
    - yeah, and thinking worst case here brings me to some rather unpleasant ideas as to this kid's motives. -- nm - znufrii Oct 24, 08:23 3
      - Well, there's 2 different worst case for me. Yours...that the kid was up to something. - Jim Oct 24, 08:26 1
        
        *nods* - znufrii Oct 24, 08:29
      - *possible* motives, rather... -- nm - znufrii Oct 24, 08:25
- scared and froze? -- nm - Paranormal Andivity Oct 24, 08:16
- I'm sure he was indignant. Or defiant. Or confused. Just not immediately compliant. Rule one when being told to do something by the police is to do it - landbeck Oct 24, 08:13 4
  - Slowly? Disagreed. You do not even lower it to the ground, you drop it immediately. - hellSpawn Oct 24, 08:17
  - perhaps depressed/suicidal or delusional? -- nm - zork Oct 24, 08:15 2
    - or just a dumbass. nm -- nm - groiny Oct 24, 08:15 1
      - definite possibility -- nm - zork Oct 24, 08:21

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