Protesters Said this Cop Shot an Unarmed Teen for No Reason. Here’s the Video.

Alright ladies and gentleman it’s time for your ‘pitchfork’ news of the day, the latest of public outcries coming to us from Baltimore, Maryland.

Reportedly, an officer shot and killed 19-year-old Keith McLeod in cold blood, with no antagonization that could reasonably warrant firing of a weapon. When the NAACP and Black Lives Matter learned of this, they jumped on the opportunity, only to realize they got more than they bargained for.

At the behest of the anti-racism groups, the Baltimore Police Department released the video footage to the public. The only issue with that, is that the story portrayed in the video and the one the group’s heard are not the same at all.

The video ended up showing 19-year-old McLeod charging towards the officer, and repeatedly stating various threats to the officer’s life. Between continued to charge towards the officer, despite the unnamed officer’s pleading attempts to get the suspect to cooperate. Finally, McLeod pretends to pull a weapon quickly out of his waistband, an area the officer cannot see mind you, and is subsequently shot. When I said that the officer was pleading with the boy, you can hear in the tapes, “Don’t do this!”

This wasn’t an officer out looking for blood, this guy doesn’t sound like he wanted to shoot at all, and that’s the sign of a good officer. Regardless, with such damning evidence against McLeod, who had been attempting to use a fake prescription (which ultimately is what got him caught), there’s no way this officer wasn’t justified. What do you think?

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