tomcat
12-02-2013, 12:56 PM
Now here's a viewpoint we haven't heard much. Tom
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A demonstrator holds up the traffic citation he received as he stands in
front of sheriff's deputies guarding the Hall of Justice during a protest
March Nov. 26 over the shooting death of Andy Lopez.
Smith: What youth are hearing at Andy Lopez protests
By CHRIS SMITH<aside class="article-rail">THE PRESS DEMOCRAT
November 30, 2013, 3:21 PM
The story Santa Rosa youth hear as they join activists in the streets to protest the killing of Andy Lopez is simple and compelling:
</aside>Andy was murdered by Deputy Erick Gelhaus, so justice must be demanded until the officer is held accountable. If Gelhaus is not charged with Andy's death, the narrative goes, that will be the next outrage.
Whether or not they want to hear it, young people incensed and anguished by Andy's death need to be told that most likely Deputy Gelhaus will not be charged with murder. Nor, most likely, should he be.
It serves the goals of some of the speakers at the current protests to declare that Gelhaus pulled his pistol and repeatedly shot a boy carrying what was obviously a harmless toy. But for that accusation to be true would be beyond extraordinary.
Unless proof is found to the contrary, Gelhaus almost certainly perceived and reacted to a threat that did not exist. He spotted Andy walking with a facsimile rifle and he made an error or errors in judgment. Read Full Article (https://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20131130/articles/131139979)
(https://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20131130/articles/131139979)
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A demonstrator holds up the traffic citation he received as he stands in
front of sheriff's deputies guarding the Hall of Justice during a protest
March Nov. 26 over the shooting death of Andy Lopez.
Smith: What youth are hearing at Andy Lopez protests
By CHRIS SMITH<aside class="article-rail">THE PRESS DEMOCRAT
November 30, 2013, 3:21 PM
The story Santa Rosa youth hear as they join activists in the streets to protest the killing of Andy Lopez is simple and compelling:
</aside>Andy was murdered by Deputy Erick Gelhaus, so justice must be demanded until the officer is held accountable. If Gelhaus is not charged with Andy's death, the narrative goes, that will be the next outrage.
Whether or not they want to hear it, young people incensed and anguished by Andy's death need to be told that most likely Deputy Gelhaus will not be charged with murder. Nor, most likely, should he be.
It serves the goals of some of the speakers at the current protests to declare that Gelhaus pulled his pistol and repeatedly shot a boy carrying what was obviously a harmless toy. But for that accusation to be true would be beyond extraordinary.
Unless proof is found to the contrary, Gelhaus almost certainly perceived and reacted to a threat that did not exist. He spotted Andy walking with a facsimile rifle and he made an error or errors in judgment. Read Full Article (https://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20131130/articles/131139979)
(https://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20131130/articles/131139979)