Georgia teen holding Wii remote shot by cops at his front door

[thedisassociate]

A Georgia teen who dreamed of being a Marine was killed by police at his front door while wielding only a Wii remote, the family lawyer claims.

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[bnmc2005]

Do any of the news reports say what the hell the police were responding too?

[moonshaz]

Christopher Roupe, 17, of Euharlee was felled by a single police bullet when an unidentified officer arrived at the family mobile home to execute a probation violation warrant against his father, authorities said.

Evidently, he answered the door with the Wii remote in his hand, and BOOM. No "please put down the weapon" or anything. WHAT. THE. FUCKING. FUCK.

What the hell are cops being taught these days? All of this "shoot first and ask questions later fuckery" needs to STOP.

[thedisassociate]

That's what really gets me. There are Wii remotes that resemble (imo obviously fake) guns but even then it sounds like the cops didn't stop to assess the situation or warn the kid, at which point he could have told them it was a game remote, before opening fire as soon as he opened the door. Pretty kneejerk reaction to me.

[emofordino]

SERIOUSLY, like someone who is that trigger-happy should NOT be allowed to be a police officer. that's just common sense.

[wrestlingdog]

My reaction exactly.

[rayofblacklight]

YEP. FFS. Scary. My trust and respect for the police is decreasing every time I hear about this shit.