There is a lot more going on here than just "a tragic misunderstanding". from http://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/30/opinion/clevelands-terrible-stain.html http://w

There is a lot more going on here than just "a tragic misunderstanding". from http://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/30/opinion/clevelands-terrible-stain.html http://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/30/opinion/clevelands-terribl... : > Officer Loehmann had quit a suburban police department where he had showed a “dangerous loss of composure” during firearms training and was found to be emotionally unfit for the stress of the job. > Officer Loehmann joined a police department that itself had acquired a well-documented reputation for wanton violence and for shooting at people who posed no threat to the police or others. In a particularly striking event, documented by the Justice Department last year, officers mistook the sound of a car backfiring for a gunshot. They chased down and fired at the vehicle 137 times, killing two occupants who turned out to be unarmed. > The Police Department’s disregard for life was fully evident in the way the officers behaved after shooting Tamir. A surveillance video shows them standing by the child for four minutes without giving medical assistance, which was finally provided by an F.B.I. agent who happened to be in the neighborhood. > Officer Frank Garmback, Officer Loehmann’s partner, nonetheless tackled the wounded boy’s 14-year-old sister as she tried to rush to his side. > One can only imagine her suffering as she watched in handcuffs from the back seat of the squad car while her brother lay bleeding on the ground. Even after they must have realized their mistake, no medical assistance and even preventing (arresting!) his sister for trying to?! I wouldn't wish the US prison system on anyone, but this guy should face some repercussions.