7 Times....7!

What could possibly justify 7 bullets in an adolescents body, rendering him lifeless and downright massacred, all because he raised a toy gun to Police. Why 7? It is simply ridiculous the amount of excessive force and overkill used by the officers. Was it out of the question to simply fire a warning shot or to reason with the kid? This shows the lack of reasoning and even bravery apparent in some of what are supposed to be the "City's Finest". Erica's essay in response to this was very emotional and well written. I could tell that she wrote in a way that would purposely bring up a lot of emotion towards it. It was enjoyable to read, despite the topic. Her punctuation made it so as you read it, there would be pauses for extra effect and emphasis on certain ideas such as at the very end with the "First bullet dead, second bullet dead, etc."