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    USA TODAY‏Verified account @USATODAY 21 Jul 2016

    Police union: Man who was trying to comfort autistic patient accidentally shot. http://usat.ly/29XyJgz  (Photo: AP)pic.twitter.com/0ggrwKW4x3

    9:15 PM - 21 Jul 2016
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      1. DEZ -  🍏 🍸&  🍓 🍸‏ @dezlsmith 21 Jul 2016
        Replying to @USATODAY

        NO it was NOT an accident. YOU pull a trigger it's a deliberate act. I hope that man SUES the hell out of the PD! Uncalled for!

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      1. UpsideDownyJunior 🐝‏ @msamson56 21 Jul 2016
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        Accidentally my ASS. That cop should be fired and arrested for attempted Goddamn murder.

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      1. Coops‏ @niaecooper_nia 21 Jul 2016
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        Accountability. No lies. The truth.

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      1. hi, my name is Slim Shady‏ @twistedmetal333 21 Jul 2016
        Replying to @USATODAY

        Careful. Autistic people are misunderstood. There's absolutely no link between autism and violence, intended or otherwise.

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      2. Lglwry‏ @Lglwry 22 Jul 2016
        Replying to @USATODAY

        @GreenBiotechie He was a Behavioral THERAPIST helping w/Severe Autistic EBD Running Away elopement meltdown to bring him home safe

        1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
      3. Zorina E. Bowen‏ @GreenBiotechie 22 Jul 2016
        Replying to @Lglwry @USATODAY

        Totally ridiculous. Wonder who made the 911 call that started all of this? They are responsible as well.

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      1.  🇳🇬 Team Bushmaster  🇳🇬‏ @UncleLu85 21 Jul 2016
        Replying to @USATODAY

        so were they trying to shoot the autistic guy with a toy instead?

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      1. Coops‏ @niaecooper_nia 21 Jul 2016
        Replying to @USATODAY

        This is ridiculous. I'm just glad he is alive. Also,when asking "why did you shoot me" " I don't know" #noexcuse It's abt time.

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      2. Ismael Jusino‏ @IsmaelEJusino 21 Jul 2016
        Replying to @USATODAY

        accidentally? Why was he handcuffed then?

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      3. Conservative Road‏ @Conservative_Rd 21 Jul 2016
        Replying to @IsmaelEJusino @USATODAY

        Have you ever been a police officer?

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      4. Ismael Jusino‏ @IsmaelEJusino 21 Jul 2016
        Replying to @Conservative_Rd @USATODAY

        what does it have to do with handcuffing a man you just "accidentally shot" when you were protecting him? Cmon!

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      5. Conservative Road‏ @Conservative_Rd 21 Jul 2016
        Replying to @IsmaelEJusino @USATODAY

        I guess accidents don't happen in the real world. Some of us never got that memo.

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      6. Ismael Jusino‏ @IsmaelEJusino 21 Jul 2016
        Replying to @Conservative_Rd @USATODAY

        If the cop would've offered help to the handcuffed guy he accidentally shot while protecting him, I'd agree w u

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      2. hi, my name is Slim Shady‏ @twistedmetal333 21 Jul 2016
        Replying to @USATODAY

        Unfortunate situation.......let's not smear all autistic people with one mishap. There needs to be greater understanding of ASD.

        1 reply 0 retweets 3 likes
      3.  🎃 🍁The Queen of Sheba 🍁 🎃‏ @SabaSmw 21 Jul 2016
        Replying to @twistedmetal333 @USATODAY

        a cop shot the man... The autistic person wasn't involved. He was just there

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      4. hi, my name is Slim Shady‏ @twistedmetal333 21 Jul 2016
        Replying to @SabaSmw @USATODAY

        oh.....should've read the story! oops

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      5.  🎃 🍁The Queen of Sheba 🍁 🎃‏ @SabaSmw 21 Jul 2016
        Replying to @twistedmetal333 @USATODAY

        no it's okay, the headline was confusing. The cops shot the therapist who was helping his autistic patient. Sad.

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      1. Paul T. Juno‏ @pauljuno 21 Jul 2016
        Replying to @USATODAY

        Accidentally? No, negligence. You don't put your finger on the trigger until you want to shoot. Bad training perhaps.

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      1. Jim A‏ @JimA050 21 Jul 2016
        Replying to @USATODAY

        bad cops cause death of good cops.

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      1. Rev. Dr A. Early‏ @linde09 22 Jul 2016
        Replying to @USATODAY

        accidentally shot my foot, fear pulled that trigger. " Big black man, shoot."

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