On October
22, 2013 thirteen-year-old Andy Lopez was shot dead. He was reported to be
carrying a rifle at the corner of Moorland and West Robles avenues, in Santa
Rosa. When Santa Rosa Deputies arrive on the scene they instructed Andy to put
down his weapon. When Andy did not comply, he was shot several times. The Deputies ordered Andy to move away from
the rifle. When he did not respond, the Deputies moved in and handcuffed him to
find out that he was dead. The rifle Andy was carrying was fake and he also had
a plastic hand gun in his waistband. Some people are saying that some cops are
trigger happy. I agree some cops are trigger happy. You can’t really blame
them, with the shooting in Sparks, Nevada on October 21, 2013 by a 12-year old
boy. They were doing what they were trained to do. As for Andy Lopez was this
suicide by cop or was Andy mentally ill? This seems to be the norm these
days. Our youth are picking up guns and
killing others and then themselves because their being bullied or just because
they feel like it. What does that say about our society? All I know this should
not be happening. What can we be done about this? I’m confused I don’t have a
clue.
LM
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