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here's a man who was laying down on the ground, hands in the air, talking calmly. cop still shot him: > When the 2016 incident occurred, Soto had fled his grou
by weswpg 6y ago
here's a man who was laying down on the ground, hands in the air, talking calmly. cop still shot him:
> When the 2016 incident occurred, Soto had fled his group home with a shiny silver toy truck. Kinsey, a behavioral therapist, lay down on the ground, put his hands in the air and tried to explain to officers that both he and Soto were unarmed, according to video of the incident taken by a witness.
> Aledda then fired his rifle at Soto, striking Kinsey in the leg, as radio communication clarified the toy Soto held wasn't a gun
> [the police officer] did not serve any prison time and instead was sentenced to probation and asked to write a 2,500 word essay on policing.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shooting_of_Charles_Kinsey https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shooting_of_Charles_Kinsey
[2] https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/06/18/florida-police-man-autism-caretaker-shot-shooting/1485955001/ https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/06/18/florid...