Author Topic: Police shoot, kill teen Playstation robbery suspect (Read 2983 times)

Foxy Brown · « **on:** December 05, 2006, 08:34:39 AM »

A teenager accused of robbing a student of two new Playstation 3s on the day the popular game consoles were introduced was shot to death by police sent to arrest him.

Tanier · « **Reply #1 on:** December 05, 2006, 08:37:13 AM »

dang thats messed up i'm bookmarking the article so i can read the whole thing...

ziggurat · « **Reply #2 on:** December 05, 2006, 08:42:42 AM »

The article not explaining the detail... the case is under investigation... yeah, this is a mess up case... wonder why they use special unit...

Daisuki Daiiyo · « **Reply #3 on:** December 05, 2006, 08:46:21 AM »

Damn that's just fucked up. Sure he shouldn't have stolen the other boys PS3's, but he didn't deserve to be shot to death, neither did his dog.

Actually they didn't even reveal if he'd stolen anything did they? Just that he was suspected of doing so, or something like that. I never got a clear impression from the article, but yeah.

Sheesh, this is what happens when we have a limited release of PS3's.

Mugen · « **Reply #4 on:** December 05, 2006, 09:15:13 AM »

that is messed up. Prolly the cops wanted the ps3 as well haha..

drobin · « **Reply #5 on:** December 07, 2006, 06:49:35 AM »

how could someone kill a person just for a video game its just a PS3 or 2 anyway its the same

StreakInTheSky · « **Reply #6 on:** December 07, 2006, 07:06:19 AM »

wtf... this has to be one of the most fucked up cases of police shootings I've heard of in a while... Those cops should be in jail...

Masabi · « **Reply #7 on:** December 07, 2006, 08:20:37 AM »

^ Completely agreed. And there have been a lot lately it seems.

Damaramu · « **Reply #8 on:** December 07, 2006, 05:36:39 PM »

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Roommate Mike Rhoton said Strickland was unarmed, but may have been holding a video game controller when he went to the door as it was bashed in by officers.

Checking sympathy meter......nope, still at zero. Come on people, you live by the sword and die by the sword.

Those cops serving the warrant saw the kid holding something that may or may not have been a firearm. Do they wait until one of their own gets shot?

Sorry, but I have zero sympathy for these punks who think they're above the law. :ONglasses:

StreakInTheSky · « **Reply #9 on:** December 07, 2006, 10:58:43 PM »

So if I were to go up to a door and see someone holding something that could be a gun I could go and shoot them to death right?

Did this guy have any records of being armed or any criminal record, I don't know. But just because they have the authority to carry a gun where ever they go, they could just shoot and kill anyone that could be a potential threat to them? If it were anyone else, they most likely would have ended up in prison. But because they're police, they're able to stay home with their families. While a person is dead and friends and families are greiving. The cops need to be trained better so they can handle these kinds of situations better, nobody needed to be killed from something like this.

Damaramu · « **Reply #10 on:** December 08, 2006, 01:10:41 AM »

Quote from: StreakInTheSky;252850

So if I were to go up to a door and see someone holding something that could be a gun I could go and shoot them to death right?

Are you a cop? No? Then that obviously doesn't apply to you.

And no, cops don't just shoot whomever they please. There is a lot of danger that comes with door breaching, such as a person or people on the other side of said door being armed to the teeth.

jkpark78 · « **Reply #11 on:** December 08, 2006, 01:30:24 AM »

whenever you get pulled over or cop is talking to you, it's common sense to keep your hands where they can see them.. so there's no misunderstanding..
open the door promptly, drop whatever's in your hand, show the cop that you are unarmed --> no accidental shooting death..

yokoso · « **Reply #12 on:** December 08, 2006, 04:09:10 AM »

I come from a NYPD cop family and I'll tell you one thing for sure.

It takes .2 seconds to at least LOOK at what the kid was holding. Beyond caring for oneself, a cop's duty is to protect and serve the community and its people even if it means taking personal risk. It was a goddamn remote. Even if it was questionable, that's why a cop is trained to shoot to injure as well as shoot to kill.

If the remote looked like a gun it still wasn't a solid cause to aim to KILL without a better look. That's just called sloppy work and someone's life was wasted as a result.

Kei · « **Reply #13 on:** December 08, 2006, 06:53:00 AM »

Quote from: Damaramu;252627

Those cops serving the warrant saw the kid holding something that may or may not have been a firearm. Do they wait until one of their own gets shot?

Shoot first and ask questions later? Flawed logic, my friend.

Also, cops get kevlar vests. Kids out in the real world don't.

Damaramu · « **Reply #14 on:** December 08, 2006, 07:57:28 AM »

Quote from: Kei;253194

Shoot first and ask questions later? Flawed logic, my friend.

Also, cops get kevlar vests. Kids out in the real world don't.

Heh, when did I say that?

Again, we don't know the whole story. Even the kid's roommate said that he might have been holding a controller. Cops generally don't enter a room guns a blazing, either.

For those interested, here's another more in-depth article on the situation:
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Things to note:

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UNCW Police planned to arrest Strickland on charges of armed robbery, assault with a deadly weapon and breaking and entering.

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That's the Friday when UNCW student Justin Raines was among the first at the Market Street Wal-Mart to buy two coveted PlayStation 3 consoles, released that day.

When Raines came home to the on-campus Seahawk Village apartments after midnight with the games he bought for $641 apiece, two white men in a gold Pontiac pulled up to Raines' car, struck him with a six-inch blunt object and stole his purchases, leaving him with bumps and bruises, UNCW police said.

Because of safety concerns, UNCW Police Chief David Donaldson requested the help of sheriff's deputies to serve the warrants on Strickland, according to a university news release.

Three unloaded guns were in the house - a hunting rifle and two shotguns - which were in Strickland's room, Rhoton said. And when Strickland answered the door, he may have been holding a PlayStation controller in his hand, he said.

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Neighbors said they long feared that something bad would happen at 533 Long Leaf Acres Drive - a home historically known for loud parties and noise.

"We even have this address on our refrigerator because we know where the noise is coming from," said Joan Kester, adding that the complaints in the past have revolved around loud music and kids on the roof yelling.

Not so innocent sounding anymore, hmm?

ebc · « **Reply #15 on:** December 08, 2006, 02:03:22 PM »

Quote from: Damaramu;252964

And no, cops don't just shoot whomever they please.

From the article, it actually sounds like they do.

Although it is a typical one sided story made to make the cops look like badguys.
But in the end what matters is some poor guy is dead who probably shouldn't be.
I'm no policeman but if I was going after someone who all they did was steal something I would not be "bursting in the door".

StreakInTheSky · « **Reply #16 on:** December 09, 2006, 12:43:26 AM »

Quote from: yokoso;253076

It takes .2 seconds to at least LOOK at what the kid was holding. Beyond caring for oneself, a cop's duty is to protect and serve the community and its people even if it means taking personal risk. It was a goddamn remote. Even if it was questionable, that's why a cop is trained to shoot to injure as well as shoot to kill.

If the remote looked like a gun it still wasn't a solid cause to aim to KILL without a better look. That's just called sloppy work and someone's life was wasted as a result.

That was my point. Someone was killed, and for what, a couple video game systems? These cops were not trained adaquately.

The guy had unloaded rifles in his room. He probably likes to go hunting. They don't seem to be any threat to the cops. He's a college kid who likes to have parties. He also bruised some guy for some ps3's... The guy was also probably an asshole. But did this mean he deserved to die?

morskate · « **Reply #17 on:** December 14, 2006, 08:39:15 AM »

damn, died with the controller in his hand. thats almost every gamers wish.

Foxy Brown · « **Reply #18 on:** December 17, 2006, 02:50:22 AM »

A murder charge was dismissed Tuesday against a sheriff's deputy accused of shooting an unarmed teenager after a grand jury foreman said he had checked the wrong box on the indictment paperwork.