[Anthony Durrant]

My father and l have been upset by the officer related shootings in America this year. The last shooting by a police officer in the Ottawa area was in 1984 when l was 11 – the shooter was a cop who responded to a report of armed prowlers at a local schoolyard. The officer accidentally shot a young paintball player dead, and steps were taken to make sure it never happened again. :ohmy:

[Dave]

1) Any officer related shooting is headline news. Sometimes it’s just local headlines, sometimes it’s national/international headlines.

2) All officer related shootings are investigated. Some are deemed justified. Some are not. All of them get presented to a grand jury to determine if there should be a trial.

3) So what are you upset about?

[unkn0wnx]

Most people today have lost critical thinking, and can only be spoon fed ideas. The media like to stir up anger. Sadly most people can’t figure this out.

[Anthony Durrant]

l am fairly certain the officer in question was punished for his actions, although how l don’t know. What l realized this morning was that the boy he shot may have been carrying a dart pistol put out by Nerf at the time and readily available but hardly a lethal weapon; l believe the toy itself was called Laser Sight. Either way, proper legislative steps were likely taken to prevent another incident, as there have been no further incidents since that time.

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