This story broke our hearts: A kid shot, when he didn't even have a real gun. He carried but a pellet gun styled to look like an assault rifle, and police supposed it was a real weapon. Heartbreaking.
A couple thoughts come to mind. One, Police are often trained to shoot to kill, not to maim. I know the argument is that if you aim for the heart, you have more leeway for not missing. Still, it doesn't go unnoticed on me that had they shot his arm, he'd still be alive. Two, Doesn't our preoccupation (as a society) with guns have something to do with this? If the boy had been taught not to value guns so much, would he have had a pellet gun fashioned to look like an AK-47? He'd still be alive.
(Note: Story edited Oct. 26th.)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-24648974
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