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If the kid was mentally slow and didn't obey, he would be shot?
If the kid was deaf and didn't obey, he would be shot?
If the kid was under the influence, he would be shot?
If the kid spoke a language other than Spanish or English, he would be shot?
If the kid had any one of hundreds of different medical conditions, he would be shot?
Something is wrong with the system. The officers killed an unarmed innocent and should face charges.
Yes, and it would be terrible, but it would be lawful.
Officers have no magical senses, they cannot read minds. If you act in ways that cause an officer to believe is going to result in their death or injury, then they have a decreasing set of options combined with a limited set of ways or tools to put an end to that behavior.
You don't know if they are unarmed until after the fact and innocence is judged in a courtroom.