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Described by some onlookers as "a kid," Baltimore County Police Departmentofficers chased, shot, and killed a young man who they claim attempted to fake a prescription at a local pharmacy. A police spokesperson said it was unknown whether he was armed or not but hours after the September 23 incident, investigators had yet to discover a weapon.
This happens often in pharmacies. Sometimes it's because people really need a certain prescription, other times it's fueled by drug addiction, and occasionally it's a part of a drug hustle to get and sell drugs. Whatever the case, passing a forged prescription is a rather petty, non-violent crime in America. In Maryland, it appears to be a misdemeanor and often doesn't even warrant jail time.
But as you know, Maryland is in America, and in America our officers will shoot your face off and kill you right there in the middle of the street if they feel like it. That's how we roll here. It's actually becoming a part of the new American brand. America—where police shoot and kill at least 3 people every day.
While tragically common in our land, this case and thousands just like it are simply preposterous. Police officers are serving as the judge, jury, and executioner to women and men who simply didn't deserve such a violent end to their life.
We don't yet know the names of the officer or the victim, whether or not a body camera was worn, or if security cameras caught anything. Nonetheless, we can reasonably predict that the police were scared to death, thought the young man had a gun of some kind, and that they will claim they had absolutely no choice but to shoot him dead.
That's the story.
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