Police shoot and kill naked Man

United States
March 17, 2008 11:17am CST
Apparently, this man was butt naked, running through the streets. No big deal, right? Wrong. A police officer was responding to a reported stabbing in Camden, New Jersey. When she arrived on scene, she found the naked man running down the street. So, the guy is a 19 yr old. He tries to get the gun away from one female police officer, and so the other officer shot him. I don't know if he meant to "shoot to kill" or not, but the kid died. The female police officer was hit in the struggle, and she is in the hospital listed as stable. Good grief, what a story. So what do you think? Do you think that shooting to kill was excessive force? Or do you think the naked kid was truly a big threat? I'm not quite sure how I feel on this one.
2 responses
@nanayangel (7879)
• Philippines
7 May 08
Hi there quiltedblessings! I think that shooting to kill is excessive force but shooting to defend yourself or other innocent people is not.
@Ldyjarhead (10233)
• United States
17 Mar 08
He was running from a crime scene and attempted to get a weapon from someone known to him to be a police officer. The shooting was totally justified in my book.