Crime Police kill Autistic 15 year old armed with butter knife

[The Helper]

CALUMET CITY, Ill. (CBS) — Police in Calumet City were defending their actions Wednesday after officers shot and killed a 15-year-old boy, who has a form of autism, after he threatened them with a knife.

Stephon Watts’ family said he suffered from Asperger’s Syndrome — a high-functioning form of autism — and attention deficit disorder.

As CBS 2′s Susanna Song and WBBM Newsradio’s Steve Miller report, they claimed the boy was only holding a butter knife. Police would only describe it as a “kitchen knife.”

The deadly encounter happened at the boy’s home at 541 Forsythe Av. in Calumet City, police said.

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[Varine]

And will they be charged with anything? Probably not: welcome to the American tragedy.

 

[Bronxernijn]

These stories make me mad as hell.

 

[Icyculyr]

Wow, that's pathetic.

 

[Slapshot136]

the police really need to have some sort of dart or non-lethal bullet that they can use in such situations.. or maybe even be trained to shoot for a leg/etc. instead of the chest

 

[eellem1]

I do not see why they can not use a tranquilizer gun!! That child should have been placed some where for his own safety as well as others.

 

[Varine]

the police really need to have some sort of dart or non-lethal bullet that they can use in such situations.. or maybe even be trained to shoot for a leg/etc. instead of the chest

They do. It's called a tazer. It fucks you up.