Lot of "shouldn't haves" here. The kid was driving without a license. he shouldn't have. Got pulled over, and tried to run. he shouldn't have - but teenagers are prone to panic, and I'd say he must have panicked. Now he'll never live long enough to learn to control that panic. The cop shot him when he tried to escape. he shouldn't have. I presume they have license plates in France. It should have been a simple matter to get the tag number and go 'round when he wasn't behind a steering wheel. Or, alternatively, if you can shoot a fleeing kid, you can sure as hell shoot a tire he's fleeing on. Shooting anyone, adult or kid, for simply fleeing a traffic stop seems a bit extreme.
But, all the shouldn't-haves became done deals. Now the kid is dead, the cop is in jail, and France is burning.
What they cannot do now is allow the riots to continue. Tear gas, rubber bullets, lead bullets, and batons. Take those rowdy bastards out by any means available. One kid dead and one cop in jail doesn't give folks license to burn a country down. Every one is over-reacting, from the kid, to the cop, to the mobs.
Some one has to adult them and settle their hash, let 'em know that riots are not the way to settle accounts, unless they want their own account settled post haste. While it's true that civilized folk don't shoot kids for popping out of a traffic stop, it's also true that civilized folk don't react to a single death by burning out innocents. If they can't be civil, put 'em down like the rabid dogs they are.
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But, all the shouldn't-haves became done deals. Now the kid is dead, the cop is in jail, and France is burning.
What they cannot do now is allow the riots to continue. Tear gas, rubber bullets, lead bullets, and batons. Take those rowdy bastards out by any means available. One kid dead and one cop in jail doesn't give folks license to burn a country down. Every one is over-reacting, from the kid, to the cop, to the mobs.
Some one has to adult them and settle their hash, let 'em know that riots are not the way to settle accounts, unless they want their own account settled post haste. While it's true that civilized folk don't shoot kids for popping out of a traffic stop, it's also true that civilized folk don't react to a single death by burning out innocents. If they can't be civil, put 'em down like the rabid dogs they are.
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