When a candy bar, a wallet or a hairbrush leads to police gunfireBy MARCUS FRANKLIN
Associated Press Writer
AdvertisementNEW YORK (AP) — A candy bar, a wallet, even a pair of baggy pants can draw deadly police gunfire.
The killing of a hairbrush-brandishing teenager last week was the latest instance of police shootings in which officers reacted to what they erroneously feared was a weapon. It has revived criticism of deadly police shootings of unarmed suspects and the debate over the use of force, perceptions of threats and police training.
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Posted on November 19, 2007 by narmer