Adam Toledo was running away. Was it worth it to be chasing him?

[Stinky The Clown]

Is the city of Chicago safer because he was prevented from fleeing?

No, it was not and no, it is not.

[Sneederbunk]

1. Just doing what 13 year olds do at 2:30 AM.

Nothing good happens after midnight.

[Stinky The Clown]

3. Is that a death penalty crime?

[dpibel]

6. Is this the hill you want your sock to die on?

Two posts indicating that it was Adam Toledo's fault he's dead.

Without a scintilla of evidence.

Where are you coming from?

[USALiberal]

9. So "shots fired" is not worth investigating? Nt

[dpibel]

10. Investigating shooting dead?

Of course it's worth investigating.

But, to me, "investigating" does not mean, "shooting the person under investigation."

[tonedevil]

15. So the victim brought this on himself? /nt

[Hoyt]

2. I get it. And the result is clearly uncalled for. But, assuming he had a gun,

I think police had to pursue. Not endorsing shooting him thoug and hope we pursue things that help prevent this in future.

[tonedevil]

16. In the meantime time later days Adam. /nt

[madaboutharry]

4. He and the person he was with allegedly fired shots at a car.

That was why police were called on a “shots fired” call.

I think everyone needs to step back and get all the information before coming to conclusions.

This case appears to be complicated.

[Grins]

7. Yes. Police had to respond to "shots fired".

What’s the alternative? Ignore them?

[Hawker123]

5. Should not have been out

At 0300 in the morning firing a gun. But I think cops are now trigger happy and get off too easy. I do not think most cops should be armed with lethal weapons.

[Colgate 64]

8. Yeah, how uncool of the cop to be so trigger happy

when he believes there is a gun pointed at him.

[dpibel]

11. Or a cell phone, or a "reaching for waistband," or...

Is there a cop you recall who shot an unarmed person who did not "believe" there was a gun pointed at him?

The whole point of all these unjustified shootings is that cops ALWAYS believe there's a gun pointed at them.

So what's your point?

[Colgate 64]

12. The video shows a gun

[dpibel]

13. Sharp eyes, you have

"Based on the video from the shooting officer, it was not clear if Toledo was holding a gun at the moment he was shot. An attorney for the Toledo family said the video showed Adam did not have a gun at the moment the officer fired the fatal shot, NBC Chicago reports."

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/video-fatal-chicago-police-shooting-13-year-old-adam-toledo-n1264172

So link me to your video.

[ExciteBike66]

17. Wait, have you even seen the video?

Toledo had a gun until the cop ordered him to show his hands. Then he ditched the gun behind the fence and put his empty hands up. Where exactly did the cop see the gun pointed at him?

Edit: Toledo actually complied with the cop's command to show his hands, and got shot for it.

[blueinredohio]

18. That's what I saw.

Toledo standing there with his hands up and the gun was behind the fence.

[Raine]

14. Assuming he had a gun

he was a danger to other people, the cops are going to go after him.