11 officers shot, 1 bystander shot during protests over recent shootings

[thismeintiel]

method114 said:

thismeintiel said:

And I think it is disgusting to demonize cops when you have hindsight on your side.  Would you have felt the same if it turned out to be a real gun?  If you say yes, you are being niave.  If you say no, then there's your answer.  The cops thought it was real.  Maybe you should rewatch the WHOLE video of that incident, again.  How he bullies people with the gun.  The way he holds it ready in both hands as he walks towards the cops that are pulling up.  Kids aren't always the innocent darlings we wish to make them out to be.

Yea so what my nephews walk around pointing guns at me too they are kids thats what kids do. No I wouldn't have felt the same if it was a real gun but it wasn't. Either way I expect cops to give kids the benefit of the doubt. I understand it's dangerous but that's your job. Running up and blowing kids heads off because  you don't know if it's a toy or real is not the world we should be trying to create for ourselves. 

Read my edit on my post.  And do the guns your nephews own have the orange tip, or do they always remove it?  Do they hang around the same spot in a park, just so they can harass people?  If the cops rolled up would they take the gun out of their pocket to point at the police?  And give a 12 yr old the benefit of the doubt?  At what age does that benefit end?  Giving that benefit is how cops end up dead.  Kids shouldn't try to play gangsta when REAL cops are involved.

Lol, so you would feel different.  Guess what, the cops didn't know.  There was NO way to know.  You and your hindsight.  The only problem is you don't have hindsight when your in the situation at the time.