(September 26, 2016 at 9:32 pm)Huggy74 Wrote:(September 26, 2016 at 2:07 pm)Drich Wrote: If in the History of the world no 12 year old has killed a man or even a cop with a gun, then I can understand the idea of an over reaction. Not to mention the toy was not a overt obvious toy it was an airsoft pistol that had been modified to look more realistic (the orange barrel was painted black) It looked like a real gun.
Tell me that is a toy. That is a 1:1 replica of 1911 45 automatic that is designed to fire projectiles. Some airsoft guns fire with the aid of co2 carts and make a convincing pop for about 1/2 a second. These airsofts guns function in same exact way the real guns work. There is no discernible way to look at this gun and tell it is a fake. the only way to know for sure is to pick it up, which the cops cant do if the kid has it on him.
Except that Ohio is an open carry state, meaning it is not against the law to openly carry a firearm fake or not.
I guess we all know the laws are applied different to black folks, right?
NOT FOR A 12 YEAROLD!
Open carry or not this law does not apply to a kid with a gun.
Where is the common sense in this argument? how does the rights of a man let alone a man of a specific race transfer to a child?
Or is your evocation of "black folk" supposed to scare me off from calling your bluff?
well it didn't. I'm all in. Show me where open carry laws in ohio allow for 12 year olds to carry openly and then show me where it is ok for them to brandish point them at people in public places. Because that is what can be seen in the video, that is what was reported, and that is the situation the officers were called into.