12 years old boy killed by police officer..


str8brave

str8brave

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12 year old boy killed by police officer...smh

This is beyond SAD!!! I don't do a lot of crying, but I couldn't hold back the tears when I saw this on the local news last night. :bawling:

Family looks for truth behind child's killing

Son had a CD player, not a gun, says father
By Chris Conley
June 25, 2007

The family of a 12-year-old killed by West Memphis Police wondered Sunday how the officer who shot him could have mistaken their baby-faced boy for an armed robber.
Even if DeAuntae Farrow had a toy gun in his hand. And they don't believe he did.

"If you are not able to tell the difference between a child and a grown person, you shouldn't be on the police force," said the boy's father, Robin Perkins.
"And I have never known him to play with toy guns," he said.

Because of conflicting stories about what happened Friday night at the Steeplechase apartments at Goodwin and 24th in West Memphis, the family was reluctant to speculate on the facts.

http://www.commercialappeal.com/mca/local/article/0,2845,MCA_25340_5601212,00.html
 



They have not even produced the supposed toy gun yet. Another source I saw said he had a coke and chips in his hands.
 
Typical police misconduct. Act irrationally first. Then conjure up some reason to justify the irrational act.
 
The by-product of "aggressive' policing. This is what we've been asking for. Don't get sentimental now.
 
This case is really about to blow up. There is a lot of racial tension in West Memphis. Al Sharpton is doing the eulogy for the 12 year old on Sunday.
 
oh, I'm sure the racial tension is extremely high, after all this, if that cop was white that shot the lil boy.
 
Warndalyn said:
oh, I'm sure the racial tension is extremely high, after all this, if that cop was white that shot the lil boy.
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I'm sure it is... But I am willing to believe the black community, especially after Rev. Al finishes the eulogy will have the Memphis Police in their radar...Again!!!

By teh way, do you think they will put this on 48 Hours......
 



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