Policemen Shoot and Kill a Moron Holding Only a Brush

CNN.com reports that New York City Police shot and killed an 18 year-old boy armed with only a hairbrush. The kid was heard on the 911 call from his mother yell “I’ve got a gun!”

So the cops show up he is coming at them hiding his hands (I told you about this in my other post!) and they put 20 slugs into his ass. I see nothing wrong with this. Tragic? Yes. However this probably saved the good people of New York from having to support him with tax dollars when he went to prison later for being retarded.

Now read down the article and notice the quotes from the witnesses and neighbors. I will copy the meat and potatos for you.

“The boy didn’t have no gun, he had a brush on him,” said Andre Wildman, a neighbor.

Andre gives us a well thought out, grammar-filled account of what went down. Thank you Andre.

Wayne Holder, said police should be required to see a weapon before opening fire on a suspect. “At least see a gun before you start to discharge it,” Holder said. “Police don’t even have to see it, if they think you got one, you’re going to get shot.”

Wayne Holder gives us another key point. My guess is that Wayne doesn’t quite understand how guns work. If you have one pointed at you and you hear a bang, about .3 seconds after you hear it, you are going to feel a sharp pain like that of a truck hitting you going 60 miles/hour.

I don’t fault the cops here at all. Lets recap what we do know.

• Cops get 911 call (people in need and danger call 911).
• Cops hear man in background yelling, “I’ve got a Gun!”
• Cops show up to find man pacing in the house with his mother outside (who called 911).
• Man comes out of a window holding something black.
• Cops tell man to drop said item.
• Man raises hand towards police in a threatening motion.
• Cops shoot man A LOT.

Please tell me that if you were in the same situation you wouldn’t have shot. Anyone that says otherwise is a liar (liberal pansies not included). Cops aren’t in the business of getting shot. Waiting for this guy to shoot first, if he had a gun, could have gotten a police offer, or worse, an innocent bystander hurt or killed. That is unacceptable. He was giving a lawful order to drop that he had and chose to raise his hand. This guy wanted to die. Suicide by police. I am sorry for the pain his family is having to go through with the loss but I will not shed a tear for this jerk.