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- superguysteve, on 11/13/2007, -30/+297Well, if it was a toy gun, it was probably made in China and so the paint would have killed him anyway.
- paulg2000, on 11/13/2007, -13/+212Dammit. This is one occasion where I would WANT cops to bust the tasers out.
- wild, on 11/10/2007, -9/+164The thing is, what stops a real criminal from painting the tip of his gun orange?
- eternal464, on 11/12/2007, -16/+141judging by the comments, we are missing many details. I'd like to see the real facts, because toy gun or not, if they gestured it towards the cops at 10 at night in what is apparently a bad part of town, of course they are gonna get shot.
The real question is, why is a 12 year old kid running around outside after dark with a toy gun in a bad part of town? Maybe the parents deserve some blame... - npk9, on 11/12/2007, -1/+96This article is lacking many details including pics of the gun!!
- MaynardJK, on 11/10/2007, -14/+97How do you know it was an exact replica without the orange tip? They have the orange tips on them here too.
Oh well, just one more generalization about an entire country by an ignorant and stupid Canadian. - Forklore, on 11/11/2007, -11/+81Where does it say the kid aimed it at the officer???
- kooft, on 11/10/2007, -13/+83"Hey, theNazz and jollyholly, without even reading the details yet, I can tell both of you are about as open-minded as a rusted shut claw trap. Talk to the Venezuelans and Pakistanis about living in a police state then come back and compare and contrast. Until then, grow up."
Poor argument. Americans shouldn't have to accept the definition of America as, "better than an oppressive dictatorships". The good news is that once America gets that bad it looks like you'll agree that something needs to be done. The bad news is, that once it gets to that point, their won't be anything you can do. IMO it's better to hold America to a high standard today than try to raise her to a high standard tomorrow. - McMescalero, on 11/11/2007, -86/+147Hey, theNazz and jollyholly, without even reading the details yet, I can tell both of you are about as open-minded as a rusted shut claw trap. Talk to the Venezuelans and Pakistanis about living in a police state then come back and compare and contrast. Until then, grow up. The vast, vast majority of police officers do all they can to avoid hurting a child, they even risk taking a bullet (and some already have) to save the child of the drug dealer who used his baby's diaper to hide drugs. Try giving other people the benefit of the doubt, you know, the kind you'd EXPECT if you were in their place. For a change. For once. Try it. You might actually learn something you'll end up appreciating.
BTW, Charlton Heston has Alzheimers. If you react to that news like you did to the story, probably you'll think that's funny or something to be cheered. If so, then it's your turn to be the monsters. Oh wait. I forgot. You actually think everyone ELSE is wrong and only you are right. I didn't get that memo the first time, please re-send it, mmkay? - inactive, on 11/12/2007, -2/+61Apparently the cops were on a stakeout. They were most likely wearing civilian clothes. Maybe the reason the kid didn't listen to the stranger's orders was because... he didn't look like a cop?
- RuffRidr, on 11/10/2007, -2/+54What does Charlton Heston (or the NRA) have to do with a kid with a toy gun getting shot? If civilian ownership of guns was totally banned, this still could have happened.
- zyl0x, on 11/10/2007, -5/+56Or looking exactly like a 12 year old!? HOW CAN WE BE SURE!!
- DiggDugglas, on 11/10/2007, -18/+64The article's title is incredible "West Memphis boy's rights weren't violated when officer shot him, feds say". Sure a child was killed by an officer for playing with a toy gun, but at least none of his rights were violated!
- mattewood, on 11/13/2007, -14/+60Sad story.. what's more sad is the next victim.
Lessons aren't learned, change isn't made, history repeats. - inactive, on 11/11/2007, -6/+41Plus, these cops were probably in plain clothes since they were on a stake out. I would imagine a 12 year old kid would be very confused in this situation.
- einstevo, on 11/10/2007, -4/+33did your friend happen to be involved in a high speed pursuit because barring that scenario your story sounds just a little bit ridiculous.
- inactive, on 11/10/2007, -3/+29No, no. I assure you! kmlixey87 and his friend was simply helping a granny cross the street, on their way to go find a cure for cancer. When the police officer suddenly showed up uninvited, making hail hitler gestures with his right arm, threw a frag grenade into the car, and tackled kmlixey87 head first into the ground while his friend was dying.
- inactive, on 11/10/2007, -2/+27This has nothing to do with the NRA and everything to do with urban thug culture and toy guns looking like real guns.
- gjscds, on 11/10/2007, -7/+32Yes--because accidents can't happen... and All white Tennessee police offers are racist and like killing black children.
- gjscds, on 11/10/2007, -5/+29They're comin' right for us!
- dawgma, on 11/11/2007, -3/+25For *****'s sake, learn to read and not make ***** up.
- parabolee, on 11/11/2007, -16/+38It doesn't say that! Will you twist anythign to support your pro-gun views? This is what it says -
"Police have said Sammis fired when it appeared DeAuntae was holding a weapon and moved after officers told them to stop." - borninda818, on 11/10/2007, -24/+45"did not violate 12-year-old DeAuntae Farrow’s civil rights when he killed the child on June 22"
This is funny and disturbing at the same time...actually, the more I think about it, It's just disturbing. - theradical, on 11/10/2007, -1/+22holy christ. where was the ***** taser THIS time??
- ozymandias2012, on 11/10/2007, -7/+26The amount of ignorance oozing from these comments is staggering, but typical for digg. PARENTS! It's 10 o'clock, do you know where your children are? If they aren't home in bed then they are not SAFE! NO ONE IS GOING TO SAVE YOUR CHILDREN EXCEPT YOU!
- nospinhere, on 11/10/2007, -3/+22Maybe he jumped to conclusions just like the person who wrote the slanted title to this post.
- pAq6Swad, on 09/16/2008, -1/+19Moral of the story: always make sure your gun looks like it's fake.
- Destinatus, on 11/10/2007, -2/+20Did you read the article?
- Phrag, on 11/10/2007, -0/+18According to the City Councilman they were in plain clothes and did not identify themselves.
http://www.commercialappeal.com/mca/local/article/ ... - inactive, on 11/12/2007, -1/+19I call *****.
- noahhoward, on 11/10/2007, -8/+25Heavens no, not the parent. Clearly it is easier to blame everyone else.
- tydas, on 11/10/2007, -2/+18Its pretty straightforward, cops will act first to protect their life which is why they shoot first and ask questions later. I remember that story in Connecticut where the family was raped and murdered. When the cops got their they heard the women screaming but did not rush in to save them and instead worried about their own lives. At one time a cop was a hero and looked to for safety. its not the same anymore.
- murasako, on 11/11/2007, -9/+25This article doesn't have enough information. Was the officer in uniform, and did he approach the child with clear authority? Did the child aim the gun at the officer, or did he just have a gun in his hand?
But I think the lesson to be learned is don't let your child outside with a toy gun, especially at night. Idiot parents.. - Matteos, on 11/10/2007, -8/+23Or all of it?
- centerblack, on 11/10/2007, -5/+20The police claim he was carrying a toy gun.
Chief Bob Paudert said Saturday that the child had a toy pistol that looked like the real thing. "And the officer saw it and fired two shots."
Paudert insists that the boy did have a toy gun.
Paudert: "I saw it. It looked so authentic. It did have the orange tip on the end of it. In a dimly lit situation you probably wouldn't see that. It looked like a silver type automatic pistol," he said. His officers managed the crime scene and turned the toy gun over to the state police.
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"He had nothing," said a cousin, Adrian Williams, who lives in the complex. "I saw him with chips and a pop in his hand."
If the kid had a gun and pointed the toy gun at the cop, he would have seen the orange tip. I don't care if it's low light.
If the kid had a gun and pointed it at the officer with the intention of shooting him, he would have fired when the cop started to unholster his gun.
My theory is that these guys were rolling around the neighborhood ("on another call" my ass), saw some kids, yelled something at them. When they turned around they had a plastic toy and the officer fired *twice*, or he *thought* they had a gun and fired *twice*. If the cops ***** up, they will make every attempt to cover their asses.
Either way the cop is a serious threat to the public and should find a new job. gg. - wild, on 11/10/2007, -3/+17Dude, if the kids would stop shooting up their schools, maybe we could trust a little more that it really IS a toy gun.
- MrMan42, on 11/12/2007, -2/+15Oh my gosh, is everyone out of their everlovin' minds?!? This kid had a RIGHT to play near his home, at night, WITH a TOY gun, without being SHOT TO DEATH!!! How about blaming the trigger happy cop who murdered him?
- adml_shake, on 11/10/2007, -0/+13You know this isn't the first time something like this has happened and it won't be the last. Us older diggers remember back in the day when the Laser Tag stuff first hit the home market. There were kids being shot left and right because they were out at night playing with those things. Hell in the city I was living in at the time some kid got shot because he pointed one at officer in a park.
- Aard88, on 11/10/2007, -0/+13Actually West Memphis is in Arkansas.
- TekTrixter, on 11/10/2007, -7/+20or most of the blame...
- kholburn, on 11/10/2007, -1/+14Oh come on. If he had pointed the "toy" at the officer it would have said that.
- stevenb, on 11/11/2007, -1/+13I don't know about you.. but in the dark.. it's hard to see colors.
- objectcode, on 11/10/2007, -0/+12everyone else got fat too
- galeninjapan, on 11/10/2007, -6/+18It would happen even more.
- ellabee, on 11/10/2007, -3/+15Read the ***** article!!!
- firechill, on 11/10/2007, -2/+14I don't know man. Some of these black 12 year olds look pretty big. Jay-Z for example.
- KirbyMeister, on 11/10/2007, -0/+12Article doesn't go in-depth enough.
1. Did the kid's gun look like a real gun, or was it the usual toy-gun orange?
2. What was the kid doing, was he told to stop, or was the cop just trigger happy? - objectcode, on 11/10/2007, -0/+11it doesn't work so well when pointed at the 711 clerk with the tip painted orange
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