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In reply to the discussion: Deputies shoot man in his front yard He was getting cigarette out of his mother's car [View all]pipi_k
(21,020 posts)From the cops right on down to...yes...the guy who got shot.
Cops probably overreacted. Who knows what went through their minds.
But the guy who got shot...yeah, a witness says he never got belligerent or anything, which, IMO, doesn't mean shit coming from the mouth of a teenager, and I don't care what color the kid is. So many teenagers have belligerent attitudes and don't even know it. So...a person can be mildly confrontational without being belligerent.
and this is something nobody knows...
when he turned around, did he do it after being TOLD to?
Did he follow cops' instructions to the letter? If he did, then the cops are 100% wrong here.
If he was not told to turn around, and did it quickly, I can't blame anybody for thinking the worst. How the hell are they supposed to know who he is, what his intent is, and whether or not he has a weapon?
This is another one of those "not the whole story" type of stories.
Word of advice to everybody...if you're ever stopped by the cops, follow. their. instructions.
I'm a white middle aged lady, and even I would follow that advice.
Anyway, good to know that the guy will survive.
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