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SHOCKING: 12 Year Old Boy Holding Replica Gun is Shot And Killed By Police In Cleveland

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Gun violence just cannot seem to stop in America, and the police in particular have been pretty lax in their circumspection when applying fatal force in recent times.

The whole furore over the Michael Brown shooting has barely died down, whilst last week another innocent bystander lost his life to a police shooting; before this sad case has also erupted in Cleveland, Ohio.

USA Today reports police in Cleveland fatally shot a 12 year old boy wielding what turned out to be a replica gun. The boy was holding the pistol waving it around, so a concerned neighbour called 911 to report it.

Police were dispatched to the scene, and when the boy was asked to raise his hands, he made to retrieve the fake gun but did not point it at the police; one of the two officers fired twice into his torso anyway.

The boy, identified as Tamir E Rice, was rushed to Metro Health Medical Centre, but died a short while later.

Tamir was said to be pointing his replica pistol, commonly referred to as a ‘BB’ gun, at people at Cudell Recreational Centre and using it to scare them. An individual in a building across from the park realised it and called 911, but informed them it was just a kid and that it was probably a fake gun.

“There is a guy with a pistol, it’s probably fake, but he’s pointing it at everyone”

He then adds again that the gun is probably a fake, and repeats that “he’s probably a juvenile”

But the police responding to the scene were never relayed that information, a Deputy Chief of Police told the press.

An investigation is currently underway, whilst the two officers have been put on paid administrative leave.



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15 thoughts on “SHOCKING: 12 Year Old Boy Holding Replica Gun is Shot And Killed By Police In Cleveland”

  1. I can accuse the police of being racist but I’ll not go that route. The truth of the matter is that, those ‘BB’ guns has a safety orange tip. Once it has been removed, it makes the gun looks real. So when the police officers ordered him to put the gun down and raise his hands up, he should have just comply and do exactly that, but unfortunately he reached for his gun and the officer has no choice but to open fire. Nevertheless, I fault the officers by the way they handled the situation. If you’re dealing with a 12 year old, the best weapon to use is a taser or a none lethal weapon. Killing him instantly was way out of line.

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    • Amen! Well said! Even pepper spray would have done the trick. But this is North America where the cops can kill you even when you are on the ground or sitting in an empty street car, or arriving at an airport and not a threat to anyone. The police force in north america attracts psychopaths and sociopaths and those people with chips on their shoulder. Those with penchant for killing things. They are not police officers in the sense of the word. Because they are not policing. They are killers with badges and they know how to lie and skate around the law. They also have a strong police union that believes it is above the law. So any judge or civilian authority that gets in the way gets threatened and harassed. Also thanks to the imbecile George W Bush and his patriot act nonsense every police force now believes and behaves like a paramilitary unit. Even innocent protesters are harassed and detained like criminals for expressing their rights. If you are black and you confront a police officer he will kill you. That’s the north american way. Shoot first and ask questions later. And they can count on the right wing politicians to support and approve their bloated budget. In Toronto, when the government was cutting services to communities, including libraries, guess who got a salary raise? The police services. Google Toronto g20 policing and see what they did. Fascism in North America one terrorist attack away. And it will be led by the police and the mealy-mouthed politicians.

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  2. But wait a minute. Let’s apply logic here. If you order someone to put their gun down and raise their hands up, then why would you shoot them if they reach for the gun? You asked the person to put his gun down so there was no need for the officers to open fire when the kid was only trying to comply and do what they asked him to. Come to think of it, the kid was trying to comply after all, but they didn’t give him a chance. Just few months ago, another black guy was shot at a gas station for reaching for his license that the cop asked him for. These police officers are afraid of black people for reasons best known to them. Their motto for dealing with black people is: shoot first, ask questions later. So, do I think race came into play in the 12 year old boy case? Yes. I strongly believe that if he was white, he would have been alive by now. Sad!!

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    • America has become more racist ever since Obama was elected. Black people are dispropriantly more likely to be killed by the police

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          • The N word….grow up you poor oppressed people….it is sticks and stones?
            This is another case of white people are the only ones capable of making “racist” comments. Fact is only crimes against “visible minorities” make the headlines.

          • Hey troll,

            Who the fuck are you? Where did anyone say only black people are “racist?” on these boards. “Fact is only crimes against “visible minorities” make the headlines” That is pure nonsense! When was the last time you heard an alert named after Liqueesha or Shaniqua? Yet we have Amber alert named after a little white girl. The media covers crimes against whites 90% more than blacks. And it stems from the same silly attitude you are exhibiting here. Where do you get off spewing this nonsense? Take your Nordic, white supremacists nonsense to your KKK boards. The son of Thor? Fuck off.

      • Could this be because blacks disproportionately commit more crime?
        Police officers are not scared of black people they are scared of being accused of racism.
        If I were a police officer and I came across someone with a gun, even a toy gun with the orange tip removed and I felt my life were in danger I would shoot them down regardless of creed or colour.

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        • Where did you get that nonsense from/ Black people commit more crime/ You and you lot have killed millions of people on this planet and you have nerve to point fingers? No! You fuckers commit more crimes than black people. The difference is you are the same people doing the tallying. So you can kill millions of native americans/Iraqis/japanese/Vietnamese/jews etc and still pretend you are not murderers. You are daft and uneducated and if you think I am going to allow you to spew your white supremacist talking points here, you are mistaken. You and your brethren commit more crimes than any race on this planet. Don’t fucking come here and pretend the world doesn’t know it.
          Yes you will shoot them because your kind is psychotic and sociopathic. It’s why you can kill all those people and pretend you haven’t committed any crimes. It was the same justification you used to hang black men in the south. Now fuck off!!

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        • Newsflash another of your kind just got off in ferguson for killing unarmed black man. Another crime that will not be reported or added to the stats so fucking idiots like you will continue to spout fucking garbage from your fucking Yodenheim cave. And pretend blacks are the criminals. How many blacks were responsible for the financial crash than rendered lots of people homeless?

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