This is getting ridiculous: Black teen shot dead by Illinois police shot in back

[Arcenal813]

Black teen shot dead by Illinois police shot in back: newspaper

Why do news articles use such ridiculous headlines?
Now we have lunatics crying out "Justice for Justus." REALLY?
Why isn't the headline: Illinois police shoot dead teen fleeing after stealing gun. ?

I mean, come on! Are we going to riot and cry out for so-called justice every time a black man is shot by police for committing idiotic, violent crimes?

"Howell's family, quoted by the Tribune, said he was an aspiring rapper who dreamed of attending medical school despite a troubled past, and disputed that Howell was armed when he was shot."

Of course. Model teenager here:
Troubled past, aspiring rapper dreaming of attending medical school (at 17, you better do more than just dream. You should be planning for college if that's what you want to do), who just stole a gun.
This crap sickens me.
**** parents are the reason for this behavior, and defending the kid's actions are even worse.

[ChicagoMeO]

Things I see common to all these news stories the same ol same ol -

family sticking up for the perp i.e. (He was such a sweet boy)!
the kid is black (sorry but sad but true
"dreaming" of a future career. OK a dream is not reality, keep on dreaming.. hey i'm dreaming that I'm superwoman, does not mean one thing;
perp getting shot does not comply with officer/resisted arrest - in this case "fleeing". whatever happened to Yes Sir Officer. so your ego wont let you, but your ego may cost you your life.

[Cape Cod Todd]

Yet another sad death of a young man that could have been avoided.
Why was he trying to buy the gun? Who knows?

I have found the best way to avoid trouble and the attention of the Police is to keep my nose clean. "You do the crime you do the time"

[Arcenal813]

Originally Posted by Cape Cod Todd

Yet another sad death of a young man that could have been avoided.
Why was he trying to buy the gun? Who knows?

I have found the best way to avoid trouble and the attention of the Police is to keep my nose clean. "You do the crime you do the time"

Yep.


Here, two scenarios were likely to happen:

Scenario 1: Kid steals gun, police are notified, kid flees with stolen (presumably loaded) gun, police shoot armed kid.

Scenario 2: Kid steals gun, police are notified, kid stops, drops the gun, is arrested and charged with illegal possession of a firearm.

Unfortunately, kid picked scenario 1 and paid the price.

[PedroMartinez]

Originally Posted by Cape Cod Todd

Why was he trying to buy the gun?

From the wording it sounds like he stole the gun and might have even tried to shoot the seller of said gun.

Was he also dreaming of being a CIA assassin or maybe dreaming of being a pirate?

[WaldoKitty]

• Two teenage thugs fighting over a stolen gun.
• One gets shot and killed.
• One illegal gun removed from street, one thug jailed, one thug pushing up daisies.
• Sounds like a community service was performed to me.

[jim9251]

Sad another teenager has lost his life due to poor choices he made. Where were the parents when he was growing up?

[Arcenal813]

Originally Posted by jim9251

Sad another teenager has lost his life due to poor choices he made. Where were the parents when he was growing up?

Apparently right there with him, dreaming that he'd go to Med School rather than work towards it.

Probably the same type of people who dream of winning the lottery and get mad at the world when it doesn't happen.

[Serious Conversation]

Originally Posted by Arcenal352

Yep.


Here, two scenarios were likely to happen:

Scenario 1: Kid steals gun, police are notified, kid flees with stolen (presumably loaded) gun, police shoot armed kid.

Scenario 2: Kid steals gun, police are notified, kid stops, drops the gun, is arrested and charged with illegal possession of a firearm.

Unfortunately, kid picked scenario 1 and paid the price.

This. Isn't Illinois some liberal, PC heaven where racism doesn't exist? The officer must have really been fearing for his life.

[Rusty Avocado]

Originally Posted by WaldoKitty

• Two teenage thugs fighting over a stolen gun.
• One gets shot and killed.
• One illegal gun removed from street, one thug jailed, one thug pushing up daisies.
• Sounds like a community service was performed to me.

^^^^^^^this