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Growing the Voices of Our Future
The Westside Gazette Newspaper is honored to feature these editorial contributions made by local students.
By Layla Davidson
On April 22, an Ohio officer fatally shot 16-year-old, Ma’Khia Bryant. A body cam video was released and it shows Bryant going at a young woman with a knife. An officer arrived at the scene and when Bryant seemed to attempt to try to stab the other woman, the officer shot her.
In my opinion, I feel that the officer was in the wrong to shoot her because he could have tased her. In this case, Ma’Khia had a knife and force was an appropriate response; however, shooting her wasn’t necessary.
The officer that killed her is now off street duty with a pending investigation
