@gedaliyah@lemmy.worldM to News@lemmy.world • 3 months agoPolice in New York shoot and kill 13-year-old holding a pellet gun, authorities saywww.pbs.orgexternal-linkmessage-square64fedilinkarrow-up1350file-textcross-posted to: thepoliceproblem@lemmy.world
arrow-up1350external-linkPolice in New York shoot and kill 13-year-old holding a pellet gun, authorities saywww.pbs.org@gedaliyah@lemmy.worldM to News@lemmy.world • 3 months agomessage-square64fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: thepoliceproblem@lemmy.world
An officer in upstate New York shot and killed a teen fleeing while pointing a replica gun, police said Saturday.
minus-squareHegarlinkfedilink7•3 months agoYes, unarmed. As in not bearing a weapon. A toy is not a weapon and poses no threat at all.
minus-squareEbbylinkfedilink5•3 months agoThat’s why toys have red tips. If there is no red tip, as in a replica, it looks and assumed to be real.
Yes, unarmed. As in not bearing a weapon. A toy is not a weapon and poses no threat at all.
That’s why toys have red tips. If there is no red tip, as in a replica, it looks and assumed to be real.