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4. Its a BB gun

Wed Aug 27, 2014, 05:36 PM

Aug 2014

Its a toy.

he was also leaning against it while talking on a cell-phone when he was murdered. No excuse for that.

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Police Murder Man With Toy Gun in Wal-Mart. [View all] BlindTiresias Aug 2014 OP

Well, he could've protected himself if he'd have had a REAL gun! WinkyDink Aug 2014 #1

of the 2 Cops were returned to duty after falsifing reports FreakinDJ Aug 2014 #2

It's not really a "toy gun" EX500rider Aug 2014 #3

Its a BB gun BlindTiresias Aug 2014 #4

If it's a Walmart like the three in my area aint_no_life_nowhere Aug 2014 #8

Yes they generally they go sports, bikes then toys. EX500rider Aug 2014 #11

The point is you can take about five or six steps and get from aint_no_life_nowhere Aug 2014 #12

Depends what part of the story turn out to be true. EX500rider Aug 2014 #13

And that's supposedly the big issue aint_no_life_nowhere Aug 2014 #14

What the hell? BlindTiresias Aug 2014 #9

If that turns out to be true then it was wrong.. EX500rider Aug 2014 #10

Cops shoot unarmed people all the time BlindTiresias Aug 2014 #15

Shopping while Black his only "crime" lunasun Aug 2014 #5

That's outrageous - I saw that on Al Sharpton's show aint_no_life_nowhere Aug 2014 #7