Teen Shot By LAPD Cop While Standing Next To Person With Toy Gun Wants Apology. This is another unfortunate incident. Thank God 15 year old Jamar is still alive to tell his story. Not only is he telling his story he is holding the officer accountable. Although LAPD captain apologized to Jamar’s mother, the teen said he wants to hear that directly from the officer who shot him. More info after the jump.
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“I don’t want to see him again… but I do want that sorry,” said Jamar.
According to LAPD officials, the detectives believed they saw one of the teenagers pointing a gun at another boy in the group.The detectives ordered the teen to drop the gun and when he failed to respond they fired multiple times at him, police officials said.But the detectives missed their intended target and instead shot Nicholson in the back, narrowly missing his spine.
Police did not realize the person was holding a toy gun until after shots were fired.“All of a sudden we hear ‘freeze,’” Nicholson told KTLA. “We didn’t know who it was. So I turned around and all I see is gunshots. I got hit. And (they) immediately told us ‘get on the f-ing ground.’”
There is a lot wrong with this story. At this point I feel like toy guns shouldn’t be made. I would never blame the victim but unfortunately there is no room for “play” Its seem like some police officers are really afraid of people in the community. Initiatives that FBI director James B. Comey proposed are really necessary. He stated
“We must better understand the people we serve and protect—by trying to know, deep in our gut, what it feels like to be a law-abiding young Black man walking on the street and encountering law enforcement. We must understand how that young man may see us. We must resist the lazy short-cuts of cynicism and approach him with respect and decency>
What are your thought what do you think needs to happen to put an end to white police shooting black kids?
