Does that change his age?

Oh yeah - I wasn't trying to excuse the fact that they shot him. I was just saying that they were going into the situation under the belief that he had a real gun, that's all. They didn't react properly in the situation, even with it being a real gun.

Nope. Explaining a situation isn't making an excuse. I've said dozens of times in this thread, that he should still be alive. Not because he had a toy gun, but because they shouldn't have shot a child with a gun in the manner that they did.

You did. I forgot why. (That one didn't include a picture, obviously. I assume it was something in similar vein, when I compared a bad surgeon to a bad cop, when someone said that only cops take lives when they mess up). Thanks. I didn't feel the need to validate their existence, I just felt the need to respond for…

Resorting to personal attacks, is usually the final step for someone on a message board. Thanks for playing along though, glad you subconsciously "get it", though.

Glad to see your emotions are in check. I never said he should have shot the kid, just that you should be viewing the situation through the eyes of understanding that they had every right to arrive at the scene and assume it was a real gun. That doesn't mean they reacted correctly to a child having a real gun (They…

You directly quoting me, in response to something completely rational, is trolling. That's correct.

You're welcome.

.... Of which, you know about because the news told you that following his death. They didn't have the same news story to read on their drive over there.

to which I have said over, and over, is the reason I choose to blame them. Understanding that they thought it was a real gun, still doesn't excuse how they reacted when they arrived at the scene.

I was on lunch, or I wouldn't have bothered. I knew he was just trolling me, lol, but it hit a spot when he said Sure.. That's all. I guess he won.

I can't. I'd probably get fired?

When you literally quote me, and then put words in my mouth, it really defeats the purpose of quoting. 1) Don't blame the child, but don't use the fact that it's an open-carry state to explain away someone with a gun. 2) You can legally own a gun in an open carry state. Being in an open carry state doesn't mean that…

You're making that distinction now that you factually know he doesn't have a gun. They didn't have the same luxury.

People usually resort to trolling, once they run out of responses I guess. Have a good one, Harligh!

I don't understand how you can read this thread, and think that I don't believe Tamir should be alive right now, or that the officers don't deserve all the blame. However, just because it's an open carry state doesn't mean a cop isn't going to react to someone with a gun. It's legal to own a gun, that doesn't mean…

I've been typing in complete sentences, coherently, this entire time lol. Also - Unless you're new to Gawker, my ability to write is in the top 1 percentile for these boards. The point does still remain the same, that Tamir Rice should be alive. They acted poorly for the situation, even if you understand that they…

Yeah - It's getting old typing this over and over. I never said Tamir Rice should be dead. They acted horribly upon arriving at the scene, and gave the child no opportunity to put down the gun at all. That's horrible. I was just merely saying that it's not fair to suggest that they should have known it was a toy gun,…

You probably didn't read the entire thread. I, in no way, unequivocally don't think Tamir Rice should have been killed. They acted horribly upon arriving at the scene. I just don't think it's fair to say that they should have known it was a toy gun. That doesn't change the fact that they acted horribly, even with teh…

Haha - I'm guessing you realized a few posts ago how wrong you were, so I give you credit for calling it quits. Have a good one, my man. When you have children, I hope they have a long and amazing life. I wouldn't wish anything like that to anyone over a message board, that'd be depressing to be at that point.