St. Louis Shooting

[seasidemike]

I get it in those situations where the police shoot someone who is unarmed, but this kid fired thee shots first... what's the problem?

http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/protests-erupt-after-st-louis-police-officer-fatally-shoots-teen-n221811

On the other hand it seems that every time a civilian shoots some one in self defense they are practically worshiped in the media, but if a cop shoots someone.....

 

[Dee]

In this case, the young man made a very dumb mistake and fired his weapon--presumably at police--and got his wish of return fire. If this young man was unarmed or surrendering this would have been a completely different story, but that is not the case here.

 

[Sinon]

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/oct/09/st-louis-police-shoot-18-year-old-reviving-tensions-over-ferguson

Teyonna Myers, 23, of Florissant, said Myers was her cousin. “He was unarmed,” she told the St Louis Post-Dispatch . “He had a sandwich in his hand, and they thought it was a gun. It’s like Michael Brown all over again.”

Apparently sandwiches fire bullets now. Who knew?

 

[Dee]

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/oct/09/st-louis-police-shoot-18-year-old-reviving-tensions-over-ferguson

Teyonna Myers, 23, of Florissant, said Myers was her cousin. “He was unarmed,” she told the St Louis Post-Dispatch . “He had a sandwich in his hand, and they thought it was a gun. It’s like Michael Brown all over again.”

Apparently sandwiches fire bullets now. Who knew?

What kind of "sandwich?" A semi-automatic "sandwich" [makes a gesture like she's holding rifle] or a hand held "sandwich" [makes a gesture like she's holding pistol]?