Baltimore police: Officers 'compelled' to chase
13-year-old with BB gun
Two detectives, one male and one female, were returning from
a strategy session on how to deal with current gun violence, when they spotted
a teen walking down the street with what seemed to be a firearm.
Without hesitation and questioning, they forcibly ordered
the teen to drop the gun, however this frightened the 13-year-old, which caused
the innocent child to run for 150 yards. Once he had noticed their pursuit, he
attempted to reveal the truth about the gun, by yelling “its not real”. However
due to the arrogance of the officers, this young individual ended up being shot
by the male officer.
The officers question as to why the boy ran, and why he had
the gun in the first place, as well as their justification for shooting the harmless
child, by stating that they could not have known that the gun had been a
replica.
Although the child had done a questionable action, these
officers should be more at fault for the fact that they had scared the young
individual, chased and shot him without questioning and proof that the gun was
a real weapon or of any danger to civilians around them.
The child is expected to make a full recovery, but may end
up not trusting the men and women who are meant to protect him.
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