If the teens had real guns, peace would have erupted, instead.

Waiting for Congress to ban airsoft and all fake guns.

  • givesomefucks@lemmy.world
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    23 days ago

    OP is making jokes in their summary, but this is serious, a kids fucking dead.

    And this isn’t pranking and getting consequences. They were walking into a store to return one, and some fucking asshat attacked and killed one of them

    Myers saw three teens approach the Big 5 Sporting Goods store with what he thought were handguns and believed they were going to rob the store, according to the affidavit. He further stated that he felt he did not have time to call 911 and that he “had a duty to act to stop the individuals from hurting someone innocent, and to protect his son,” per the court filing.

    Myers, who was armed with a registered semiautomatic pistol, told police he approached the teens with his gun out and told them to put their hands in the air, but no one complied, the police affidavit said. He then fired multiple rounds at the victim because he thought the teen was reaching into the waistband of his pants for what Myers believed was a gun and that the teen “was going to kill him,” according to the filing.

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    A kid with his whole life in front of him is dead because some wannabe cop decided it was his duty to guard the parking lot that nobody asked him to guard.

    And the icing on the cake: he did this while his own son was in martial arts class. Now this asshat is likely going to prison (there’s witnesses and video surveillance and he’s not a cop so he will get some kind of prison time) and his own son is going to miss out on having his dad in his life.

    This country has a fucking problem. We sold our soul to capitalism and this is what happens. There’s no hope for meaningful legislation. Any systemic reform that might hurt an industry with enough money has no hope.

    But hey, thoughts and prayers, and all that bullshit

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    I’ve stopped carrying while out in public entirely, and this is one of the reasons.

    I also don’t want to be mistaken for a bad guy and shot by a LEO or another civilian who’s carrying.