A 10-year-old boy was shot dead in front of his Omaha, Nebraska, home on Thursday night—allegedly by his own father.

  • Hillock@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    What if that car thief suddenly charges you after you hear the alarm and go outside to check on it.

    I can see a situation where the kid was trying to scare his father as a prank. And unfortunately the father mistook it for a real threat.

    I assume the person who shot the kid claims he felt threatened. It’s probably not enough and even the police said so, but they still have a duty to look into it.

    The police jumping to conclusions is a big issue in the US, so let’s not criticize them when they follow proper protocol. In every civilized country in the world the police would investigate exactly what happened.

    Maybe the person giving the interview/report should have used better words. But what’s going to happen would still be the same.