My initial comment, based on Donuel's inaccurate report of the circumstances, suggested that it's extremely irresponsible of any parent(s) to leave a child to 'wait in the hallway', where any kind of mishap could befall him, while they sit watching the movie in the theatre.

If those had been the true circumstances, whilst not in any way absolving the 'cops' of responsibility for their actions, they would certainly have contributed to the child being put into a situation where that kind of thing could happen. Had the parents kept the child with them, and under control, it's far less likely that the situation would have escalated to a point where the child was shot. It's called 'Being a Responsible Parent' and, although there can be no excuse for a police officer shooting an innocent (or even guilty) person, a dead kid is still a dead kid whose death at the hands of rogue cops might possibly (probably?) have been avoided by his parents behaving responsibly.

You know all this perfectly well, and your comments are disingenuous in order to try to score points. It won't wash, and you demean yourself thereby.