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Baltimore Cops Kept Toy Guns to Plant Just in Case They Shot an Unarmed Person
In April 2016, a 13-year-old boy was shot by officers of the Baltimore Police Department. The boy ran when faced with the police, so they gave chase. During the chase, the police spotted the boy holding a gun, and when he turned, they shot the teenager. The youngster wasn’t critically injured, and it seemed like an open-and-shut case of a justifiable use of force.
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So, cops being cops.
It happens when you live in an unrestricted police state with no respect for freedom or human life.
When the whole system is setup to protect the police from any wrong doing, what's the one thing that can still cause a headache? Yep, public opinion and outcry, so thus.... toy guns!
They thought of everything, almost as if policing was like war and not public service. Hmm...