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Yes, they did. bravenak Jan 2015 #1
No doubt whatsoever. Straight up pre-meditated capital murder. MohRokTah Jan 2015 #2
Not one good cop on the scene malaise Jan 2015 #13
The FBI guy is the only reason the poor kid survived as long as he did. MohRokTah Jan 2015 #17
No TV. What is this post referring to? Mika Jan 2015 #3
They released the video of after the shooting, showing they ignored him for 4 min until FBI showed uppityperson Jan 2015 #4
OK. Got it. Thanks. Mika Jan 2015 #5
Maybe just maybe that FBI guy showing up malaise Jan 2015 #11
The passerby FBI Agent tried to save the child. KeepItReal Jan 2015 #18
That could be. I watched until they took him off in a gurney, milling police, talking and gesturing uppityperson Jan 2015 #21
I think that, too. nt msanthrope Jan 2015 #88
And in that 4 minutes they were arresting his sister so she could not get to him. This city would be jwirr Jan 2015 #50
When the kid in the picnic shelter pulled the gun out as the cops drove up. n/t jtuck004 Jan 2015 #53
dude. d_r Jan 2015 #54
Damn right. He drove up on someone who stood up and reached for a gun butt jtuck004 Jan 2015 #56
look at the video d_r Jan 2015 #59
I did. His partner drove him up on a kid who might well have been pulling out an air gun to show jtuck004 Jan 2015 #77
I mostly get your point d_r Jan 2015 #78
I think we would probably agree that there should be fewer "events". None more would be ok. n/t jtuck004 Jan 2015 #81
Yeah, absolutely. nt d_r Jan 2015 #91
He was 12! bravenak Jan 2015 #82
You have earned my wrath with this utterly stupid nonsense.> Oh, shucky darn. jtuck004 Jan 2015 #97
Responsible for playing at the youth recreation center with a toy? bravenak Jan 2015 #99
I blame people that say stupid crap like this. bravenak Jan 2015 #83
Better shoot any suspicious kid... Ya know, just in case. n/t Adrahil Jan 2015 #95
Wow..... BronxBoy Jan 2015 #60
There were alternatives to driving up and immediately blasting on a child ariesgem Jan 2015 #61
white white white white valerief Jan 2015 #64
Exactly, what kind of trained .. kacekwl Jan 2015 #73
The kind that plans on jumping out of the car and murdering them without giving them a chance to... Taitertots Jan 2015 #90
He was 12! TWELVE!! DiverDave Jan 2015 #62
and195 lbs Niceguy1 Jan 2015 #79
As Someone Who Works With Children wellst0nev0ter Jan 2015 #80
I think you have no idea wtf your talking about. bravenak Jan 2015 #84
You do know that cop had a history of failure, right? bravenak Jan 2015 #75
WTF???? n/t malaise Jan 2015 #89
LOL, so you think driving up the suspect in the car is a great idea! NO ONE WAS AROUND!!! You.... Logical Jan 2015 #94
That same cop failed the Cuyahoga County Sheriff's Dept. written exam, GGJohn Jan 2015 #6
Something has gone horribly wrong malaise Jan 2015 #12
I agree. GGJohn Jan 2015 #16
A licensing standard, with state databases, Ilsa Jan 2015 #37
Outstanding idea, it would prevent bad cops from moving from agency to agency. eom GGJohn Jan 2015 #39
Just like they help prevent, to a large degree, Ilsa Jan 2015 #41
But the reason PDs allow the reallybad ones to *resign* instead of firing them tblue37 Jan 2015 #65
they extend every courtesy to bad apples, and it's just wrong. bettyellen Jan 2015 #71
That's an excellent idea malaise Jan 2015 #55
It's been horribly wrong for a while, I suspect. Gore1FL Jan 2015 #67
He was also rejected by three municipalities after his firing. Ace Rothstein Jan 2015 #27
Thanks for the additional info. GGJohn Jan 2015 #28
Agreed. Ace Rothstein Jan 2015 #30
Yet according to a poster above you.... BronxBoy Jan 2015 #57
I really can't breathe!!! this video chokes the breath out of me. kelliekat44 Jan 2015 #7
And don't forget the poor little boy was dying while they were literally malaise Jan 2015 #9
Yep. Where is their humanity? Hassin Bin Sober Jan 2015 #8
Because killing him was the agenda malaise Jan 2015 #10
At the minimum, you would think someone would've bent down to check on him. And no one did until uppityperson Jan 2015 #23
Crump said there's a YT vid of the girl screaming for her brother... it would bring me nightmares to uponit7771 Jan 2015 #14
Out of control malaise Jan 2015 #15
I'd bet you're right. BlancheSplanchnik Jan 2015 #38
Attack is a good word for it. Enthusiast Jan 2015 #63
it's a sad thing BlancheSplanchnik Jan 2015 #92
It has become very clear. This nation is in a world of trouble. Enthusiast Jan 2015 #93
very true. BlancheSplanchnik Jan 2015 #96
Remember during Katrina? Octafish Jan 2015 #19
They were found guilty malaise Jan 2015 #22
Have they been sentenced yet? benz380 Jan 2015 #52
You know it. Skidmore Jan 2015 #20
Can't take much more of this malaise Jan 2015 #24
Give the cops credit...... Logical Jan 2015 #25
They shot him two seconds after they arrived malaise Jan 2015 #26
There can be no way this was justified. Yet, the killers will be "supported" by millions Dark n Stormy Knight Jan 2015 #42
Words fail. onecaliberal Jan 2015 #29
Yes he did. n/t Lil Missy Jan 2015 #31
this Kos diary is a heartbreaking summary- that idiot cop should be in jail bettyellen Jan 2015 #32
+1,000 malaise Jan 2015 #33
I had no time to follow this- reading that all, well it just hit me very hard. bettyellen Jan 2015 #34
+2000 nt flying rabbit Jan 2015 #43
this d_r Jan 2015 #58
Twisted “Party of No” psyche accounts for their racist policies & tough on crime tactics. bob-connors Jan 2015 #35
They shot him and LET him die, blackspade Jan 2015 #36
The kid was treated like a piece of trash on the ground. I would say this bullwinkle428 Jan 2015 #40
No--we generally pick up trash. He was treated even lower. nt msanthrope Jan 2015 #87
*snark* Hate crime here bl968 Jan 2015 #44
All I can remember are the words of... ReRe Jan 2015 #45
Despicable racist scumbags malaise Jan 2015 #69
Give it time.,,, BronxBoy Jan 2015 #70
It is simply incredible to drive up that close to 'a person with a gun' pasto76 Jan 2015 #46
The cop who fired the shot was forced to retire from his previous department. Not fit sabrina 1 Jan 2015 #47
problem is, the money comes out of the pockets of the public demigoddess Jan 2015 #49
I would have him write that rent check from a cell. n/t A Simple Game Jan 2015 #51
it's crazy, that department thought he could be suicidal, judged him to be a totally loose canon bettyellen Jan 2015 #72
It is sickening. Lex Jan 2015 #48
Who does that to a child? malaise Jan 2015 #74
And totally abused his little sister. Hubert Flottz Jan 2015 #66
She will never get over his murder or the way she was abused by them malaise Jan 2015 #68
How do we know the cops said "Raise your hands" exboyfil Jan 2015 #76
And the sister . . . Prism Jan 2015 #85
Precisely malaise Jan 2015 #86
yes. nt seabeyond Jan 2015 #98
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