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Mobile-Strength1548 t1_j3krumf wrote

It was a knife btw not a machete. The 911 caller misunderstood it to be a machete thus a lot of articles states that but it was found out that he only had a knife. Still a deadly weapon but I still feel like one or two shot could have put him down and not kill him.

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Mobile-Strength1548 t1_j3kq2dj wrote

I mean ofcourse there was SOMETHING. The fact that the boy was "shot 5 times and killed" alone should be the reason for BRUTALITY. Remind you that the boy only had a knife and not a gun or similar weapon, so I still believe one or two shot could have put him down. Also it was one vs 5 polices so I don't buy the fact that he was charging at the police with a knife and that's the reason they killed him.

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Mobile-Strength1548 t1_j3kpngs wrote

I still feel like the killing was not justified at all. As I have heard, the victim had been shot 5 times including his neck and chest. I feel like one or two could've put him down and he would still be alive if taken to the hospital asap. Yes I agree with the fact that not putting down the weapon and being aggressive even after cops telling him not to, can be dangerous but the boy only had a knife on him. If it was a gun or something similar, that would have made sense that he is a bigger threat to others let alone the cops. Also not to mention that it was one vs 5 so I still don't buy the fact that he was shot because he was seen as a threat to others especially with a knife.

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