No Charges in Wal-Mart BB Gun Shooting

[NinerDoug]

Originally Posted by LoneWolf

I'm not justifying the officer's actions because it sure looks like they shot first and asked questions later, but here is a picture of a BB gun sold by Wal-Mart. Could you identify that as a BB gun from 15-20 feet away?

Well, here's the thing: how many stories have you heard about cops shooting people, usually a kid, who has a toy gun? In a situation like this, guy in a Walmart has a gun, not shooting anyone, not threatening anyone, just walking around looking at shit on the shelves, a reasonable person would have to consider that it may very well be a toy, especially considering that they sell toy guns / bb guns in Walmart, and curb his enthusiasm accordingly. These cops were ****ing morons.