1. It was a BB/pellet gun.
2. He apparently took it off the store shelves. I think you are allowed to carry something you intend to purchase.
3. He was not waving it around.
Ya, but he did get back up after the first shot and run right towards his play gun.
I'm curious as to why this keeps slipping the argument of his supporters.
Don't you think that's an action that's most likely going to get you killed regardless if you are black or white?
I also think that the 911 caller is somewhat to blame for this too. Like an idiot, his first reaction was to call the cops instead of thinking maybe it's just a toy gun. After all, he was in a store that sells toy guns.
I think it's just bizarre that hardly anyone thinks of this in rational terms. What happened was a collection of bad decisions coming together to create the perfect storm.
1. Guy walks around store with real looking gun. (Stupid)
2. Guy calls cops without thinking first. (Stupid)
3. Cops open fire without questioning what's really going on. (Semi stupid. Only because the 911 got them all fired up)
4. Guy who gets shot, gets back up to go for his toy gun like he's going to battle cops with real guns ( really ****ing stupid! )
It's a tragedy, yes, but this is hardly a case of racist cops murdering innocent black men.