Columbus Cops Want Credit for Not Killing 2 Black Boys Who Had a BB Gun

Columbus Cops Want Credit for Not Killing 2 Black Boys Who Had a BB Gun

I don’t like how they’re patting themselves on the back, but this whole not killing thing should be encouraged. “Others saw the episode differently. "Why is your department trying to pat themselves on the back for NOT shooting some Black kids who had a BB Gun?" wrote another Facebook visitor. "Open Carry is LEGAL in Ohio. White people, INCLUDING WHITE CHILDREN, walk around openly brandishing REAL GUNS all the time. Do you threaten them with murder?" As that critic noted, Ohio residents are generally allowed to openly carry actual firearms in public without a permit. The state has no minimum age for possession of firearms and no laws regulating who may own or carry BB guns. "Why is Officer Peter Casuccio a hero for lecturing those kids for doing nothing illegal?" another Facebook critic wondered. "What gave him that authority?"”