Video of Palm Beach Sheriff’s Deputy Shooting Boy With Down Syndrome
The driver was not reported as being dangerous or as possessing a weapon. He was not traveling at high speeds and had, actually, stopped the vehicle. It is not even known if the driver has a criminal record. (He certainly isn’t in arrears with his child support)
If the goal is to stop the vehicle, why not shoot the tires.
Why, WHY shoot the driver?
So, what exactly is the goal? Who is in charge here?
If I understand this video — they vehicle moved forward and hit the 2nd vehicle in the intersection AFTER the police discharged their firearms and “stopped” the driver. If they shot the tires, the vehicle would not have moved at all. The 2nd vehicle’s driver and passengers (if there were any) would not have been put in danger.
UPDATE: So I’ve thought about this a bit. I guess shooting the tires wouldn’t have necessarily stopped the vehicle. I mean, it was traveling as slow as a turtle.
Is there no other way to stop a vehicle other than murdering the driver?
I don’t know, like maybe, telling the driver to stop? Showing a police badge instead of a firearm?
— WARNING —IS RATHER DISTRUBING.
In 2010, Amy Hutton called 911, frantic: Her 17-year-old son, Jeremy, who suffered from Down syndrome, had taken her minivan for a drive.
Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded and found Jeremy Hutton driving slowly down Royal Palm Beach Boulevard. One tire was flattened after he hit a curb.
The next moments would end with a deputy shooting Hutton, whose lawyers say has the mental capacity of a 3- to 6-year-old, three times.
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