Around two weeks ago, I essayed a piece over this shooting of a migrant 16-year old kid by the police, and how it was turning into a major investigation, with locals a bit peeved how it was handled.
So today, via Focus....the rest of the story came out. Remember now, as the police stated from day one....the kid had mental issues and had been that way since the day he arrived in Germany.
The cops got this call....come over to this building....this kid is threatening suicide (by knife).
They arrive. They try to converse in Spanish and German. The kid speaks neither language.
First reaction by the police? Well....tear gas cannister. I sat and contemplated this. Really, I can't think of this being an ideal first step.
The kid reacts, and then starts to step toward the two police, with the irritant in his eyes, and the knife in his hand.
Cops then use tasers.....which apparently had little to no effect.
At this point, the gun was used on him. Six rounds fired, from probably no more than 3 meters.
Manslaughter charges being discussed on the policeman who fired.
Police cams? They wore them but did not have them turned on (yeah, that's difficult to imagine).
The fact that the kid had been in a physic ward prior to this, then released? That's going to be discussed a good bit.
Handling of people who are suicidal? Usually, you have one person trying to do verbal communications and keep everyone far from the action. But if the kid didn't speak Spanish or German? Well....that's another issue.
This case will linger for several months in the local area, and I would imagine the police will be hesitant to walk into some threatened suicide situation after this.
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