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<p>But the cop didn’t know the kid was coming from a robbery. Moreover, someone who is coming from a robbery is likely not to be looking for trouble; rather, they’d be trying to get away from the trouble they already were in.</p>
<p>There is no evidence of racism in this case. Simply because a white cop shot a white suspect does not mean it was racially motivated any more than if a black cop shot a white suspect. Racism is simply presumed by many. There would only be racism if the police officer would not have shot a white suspect who had engaged in similar behavior. That we don’t know and will not likely ever know. </p>
<p>Why would anyone presume racism has any part in this case which took place in a racially charged community?</p>
<p>Also doesn’t help that there’s been a rash of unarmed black men being killed by police.</p>
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<p>Exactly. Stealing a box of cigars might have been as much crime as this kid was ever going to commit. There is certainly no evidence that he (or anyone like him who has committed similar crimes) would go on sprees in broad daylight that go on for hours. </p>
<p>Well, he was marching down the middle of the street with his stolen goods. So, not exactly hiding.</p>
<p>They were found on his body?</p>
<p>Police chief said they were. Of course, his story was changing every few hours.</p>
<p>It’s always something new, isn’t it?</p>
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<p>If my unarmed teenager had just committed one felony (robbery), was then walking down the middle of the street (who does that?), and may have committed a second felony <em>if</em> he assaulted the cop… I would be embarrassed because a lot of people would be questioning my parenting skills.</p>
<p>I’m sorry, but a likely felon was shot walking down the middle of the road. We don’t know the circumstances immediately surrounding the shooting, but we know that the kid was not the angel that most of the media initially tried to portray.</p>
<p>Legal question: As was related previously, the official autopsy report will not be released. Brown’s body had been returned to his family and they are having their own autopsy done by a noted expert. What is the next course of action? Does the Justice Department potentially file some kind of wrongful death suit? Does some other jurisdiction file murder charges if the autopsy shows an execution type situation? Legally where can it go from here? </p>
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That’s what you’d be…embarrassed? Your son was just shot and killed and you’re thinking about what other people are thinking?</p>
<p>I’m sure your kids are no saints.</p>
<p>Yes, because I would have seen such actions as a failure on my part to instill the moral axioms of integrity and personal responsibility in my child. Yes, I would be embarrassed. </p>
<p>@saintfan The DOJ would probably bring a civil rights case if he’s cleared locally. It’s a near certainty imho.</p>
<p>And I wish more parents today taught their kids those things. When you see your kid being a ■■■■■■, stop him and make it a teaching moment.</p>
<p>Whether you spank or make it a verbal lesson, or both, kids need to learn right from wrong. </p>
<p>Stealing is never right and shoving people in anger is (almost) never right.</p>
<p>Walking down the middle of the street might be seen as harmless (and is… unless you are on a busy street), but to a patrolling cop, it’s an excuse to holler.</p>
<p>The cop might have been wrong in shooting the kid, but he was no angel.</p>
<p>IMO: Don’t blame me for my children’s stupid decisions, I raised them right. They know right from wrong. In this case, I am sure that stealing cigars didn’t come as a result of ignorance or poor parenting. Bad kids come from good parents all of the time.</p>
<p>Mmhmm, ok, prezbucky. It’s that simple, right? </p>
<p>It is not that simple. Children make decisions by themselves. They may weigh in on what is expected of them and what they have been raised to do, but in the end they decide their actions. </p>
<p>It’s all about words and perception isn’t it . . . all in the framing, “marching down the middle of the street with stolen goods” and “holding up traffic” or walking home? Was Trayvon Martin walking suspiciously with his hood up like he was casing the neighborhood or just walking back from the store in the rain? I guess people see what they want to see.</p>
<p>I’m really starting to think a lot of people don’t see black children/teens as people.</p>