cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/17056255

An officer in upstate New York shot and killed a teen fleeing while pointing a replica gun, police said Saturday.

  • lurch@sh.itjust.works
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    2 days ago

    someone having a gun is no reason to shoot them btw… especially not if it’s a kid. that the gun wasn’t real isn’t even relevant.

    if you can’t carry a gun in public, you effectively don’t have the right to bear arms, but AFAIK NY law grants citizens that right.

    however, even if guns were illegal in NY, police should still not shoot people just for having one or waving it around. they should carefully capture the person. if police isn’t brave enough to do that, maybe you have the wrong persons for the job.

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      if you can’t carry a gun in public, you effectively don’t have the right to bear arms, but AFAIK NY law grants citizens that right.

      Nope. NY’s laws prohibit having a gun anywhere outside of your home.

      To make it even more ridiculous… this includes the pellet gun this kid had. In NY having a air gun is a felony weapons charge. (sections 265.01, 265.20, 265.01-a)

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        11 hours ago

        You don’t question whether the kid actually pointed the gun at them, cop says he did so he must have. Not like a cop would lie to cover his ass, right?

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          Cops are all wearing body cams these days. With a case like this, he’ll either submit the body cam footage, or he won’t.

          And if he doesn’t then it’ll be real suspicious as to why.

      • WeLoveCastingSpellz@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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        2 days ago

        because they’re pussies? are the most notorious killers of america afraid of a little kid with a gun? Shouldn’t have they received training about such a situation and if they did why are their first instict is to kill?

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        2 days ago

        i don’t because they signed up to put their life on the line and pointing guns is legal