{"id":3477,"date":"2021-04-20T11:43:38","date_gmt":"2021-04-20T18:43:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.crimeandconsequences.blog\/?p=3477"},"modified":"2021-04-20T11:46:30","modified_gmt":"2021-04-20T18:46:30","slug":"what-killed-adam-toledo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.crimeandconsequences.blog\/?p=3477","title":{"rendered":"Who Killed Adam Toledo?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Rafael Mangual asks and answers the above rhetorical question in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.city-journal.org\/who-killed-adam-toledo\">this article<\/a> in City Journal.<\/p>\n<p>Most news coverage and discussion of controversial uses of force by police zoom in on a brief snippet of video, leaving out the context. That is a huge mistake, Mangual argues:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The immediate cause of Toledo\u2019s death was the bullet fired by Officer Stillman. But it\u2019s worth examining how a 13-year-old boy ended up in a full sprint through a dark alley at 2:30 <span class=\"smallcap\">AM<\/span> with a gun in his hand and a police officer on his tail.<!--more--><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The &#8220;root cause&#8221; here is an inner city social environment that pulls young people into gangs and a life of crime. Many so-called &#8220;reform&#8221; proposals would only make this toxic social stew even worse.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>In the end, Adam Toledo\u2019s tragic death was caused not just by a police officer\u2019s bullet but by the forces that introduced him to gang life\u2014influences that won\u2019t go away unless steps are taken to target the incorrigible violent offenders who reduce the chances of kids like Toledo living long and productive lives. That mission will require a groundswell of support to carry out.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rafael Mangual asks and answers the above rhetorical question in this article in City Journal. Most news coverage and discussion of controversial uses of force by police zoom in on a brief snippet of video, leaving out the context. That is a huge mistake, Mangual argues: The immediate cause of Toledo\u2019s death was the bullet fired by Officer Stillman. 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