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BainsBane

(53,032 posts)
13. What is really behind this shit?
Sun Aug 9, 2015, 12:40 AM
Aug 2015
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Michael Laray Dozer
Bakersfield, CA: Dozer was allegedly acting erratically at a gas station when he walked towards an officer. Finding him to appear "aggressive," the officer shot and killed him.

He was 26 years old.

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Baytown, TX: A woman called 911 to report that Gregoire had kicked in her back door, which may have been his own residence, and attacked her with a pole. He reportedly left and returned again. Deputy Bradley Hasley spotted Gregoire exiting the house and tasered him. Gregoire fell, reportedly removed the probes and then allegedly "charged" Bradley, who then tasered him again. When EMS arrived to treat the woman, Hasley says he noticed Gregoire appeared "unresponsive." He was transported to the hospital where he was pronounced dead.

He was 26 years old.

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George V. King
Baltimore, MD: King spent the night in the hospital for a reaction to dental work medication. After an unknown procedure, and possibly taking Keppra the next day, King allegedly became "agitated and combative" about not being immediately released. Two officers arrived and tasered King once while 5-10 hospital workers tried to secure him to a gurney. He resisted, was drive-stunned four times, and was given a sedative. He suffered a cardiac arrest, went into a coma and died 7-8 days later.

He was 19 years old.
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Dominique Franklin Jr.
Chicago, IL: Police pursued Franklin after suspecting him of robbing a store. They tasered him twice, causing him to fall headfirst into a streetlight. Franklin died several weeks later.

He was 23 years old.

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Emerson Clayton Jr.
Alexander City, AL: An officer responding to calls of a fight at a local restaurant found Clayton in his car and revving the engine. The officer fatally shot Clayton, and was later cleared of wrongdoing by a grand jury despite significant protests.

He was 21 years old.
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Rondre Lamar Hornbeak
Ardmore, OK: Police were called for a domestic assault. Hornbeak was arrested and was transported to jail. Upon arrival Hornbeak was unresponsive. Rondre’s passion for life was his family. He was an aide to them in every way possible.

He was 38 years old.
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Tommy Yancy
Imperial, CA: Five California Highway Patrolmen pulled Tommy over for a missing front license plate. They attacked him with a K9 unit, tasered him, and then beat him to death.

He was 32 years old.

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Barnesville, GA: An on-duty officer struck Justin Sullivan and Quentin Byrd as the two were crossing a highway around 1 a.m. The officer was treated for injuries at a nearby hospital.

Quentin was 21 years old.

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Yvette Smith
Bastrop, TX: Bastrop deputies responded to a 911 call regarding gunshots. Yvette was shot when coming out the door at the direction of the police. They may have believed she had a gun, though she did not. The Sheriff's department initially claimed that she was disregarding officer commands, but later retracted that statement. The officer has been indicted.

She was 47 years old.


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John H. Crawford III
Beavercreek, OH: Crawford was killed after police were called into a Wal-Mart for reports of a man walking through the store with a rifle. It wasn't a real gun but a BB gun from the store.

He was 22 years old.

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Tamir E. Rice
Cleveland, OH: Tamir was in a park playing with a BB gun. A caller reported that a male was point a pistol at random people, stating twice that the gun was "probably fake". Police pulled up within 10 feet from Tamir and shot him two seconds later in the abdomen. Neither officer administered first aid, instead arresting Tamir's sister who rushed to his aid. Tamir didn't receive first aid until four minutes later from a deputy who was nearby. He died soon after.

He was 12 years old.

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Tanisha Anderson
Cleveland, OH: Anderson suffered from schizophrenia, and officers agreed with the family that she should be taken to a medical center for evaluation. When officers cuffed Anderson and tried to place her inside their vehicle she allegedly resisted. Officers then tasered her and tackled her to the ground, forcing her head onto the ground. Anderson became unresponsive and was pronounced dead at the hospital.

She was 37 years old.

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Zikarious Flint
Columbus, GA: Campus police received reports that Flint was seen loading a gun. Officers responded and Flint fled on foot. Officers fatally shot him in the back and the back of the neck. Flint turned out to be unarmed.

He was 20 years old.

Charles Goodridge
Cypress, TX: Off-duty deputy constable Francisco Ruiz was working security for his apartment complex and encountered Goodridge, unarmed and walking on the property where he had lived for nine years until recently evicted. Ruiz says he attempted to arrest Goodridge for allegedly trespassing. Witness David Hall says that Goodridge pushed Ruiz away. The deputy says he chased him and there was a scuffle. He then shot Goodridge twice in the stomach.

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He was 53 years old.

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Christopher McCray
Fayetteville, NC: McCray ran into the road on the highway around 8pm and a trooper hit him with his car.

He was 17 years old.

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Juan May
Duncanville, TX: May was shot by an off-duty police sergeant after the two got in an argument and then a fight in the parking lot of a restaurant. The shooting is still under investigation, but the sergeant has returned to work.

He was 45 years old.

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Jacqueline Nichols
Flint, MI: An officer was in pursuit of a suspect when he ran a stop sign and collided with Nichols' vehicle, killing Nichols.

She was 64 years old.


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Methuen, MA: A 19-year-veteran of the local police was not only drunk during his head-on collision, unlicensed, with an open container and drunk-driving priors, but witnesses saw him trying to flee the scene, then he provided a false name to an investigator in another department. Paula died in the crash and his sister was seriously injured. The officer was charged with felony motor-vehicle homicide and lesser charges.

He was 26 years old.


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Vernicia Woodard
Hapeville, GA: Woodard was fatally shot multiple times by her former boyfriend, an Atlanta police officer named Tahreem Zeus Rana. After being caught trying to fly to Mexico, Rana faced charges of murder, kidnapping, and a charge of arson for setting Woodard's dead body on fire in an attempt to obscure evidence.

She was 26 years old.


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Cameron Tillman
Houma, LA: Police received call that armed individuals had entered an abandoned house. When they knocked on the door, Cameron Tillman, a high school freshman and talented athlete with a 3.7 grade point average opened the door and was shot four or five times. The local sheriff said Cameron came to the door with a gun in his hand, but that was later changed to say a BB gun was found "in close proximity" to his body. The teens say the BB gun was on the table.

Cameron was alive for at least 45 minutes, according to the family's lawyer. But the police offered no medical assistance. The investigation is ongoing, but two months on, the four other boys in the house say they still haven't been interviewed.

He was 14 years old.

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Jordan Baker
Houston, TX: An officer saw Baker riding his bike through Northwest Houston strip mall parking lot and looking into local businesses. Mistaking him for a robber, the officer approached Jordan and asked to see his identification. Jordan allegedly 'scuffled' with the officer and ran away. The officer chased Jordan, cornered him in an alley and then shot and killed him claiming Jordan had charged at him. "Jordan does everything for his son. His son is his life," his mother said after his death. The officer was later cleared of all wrongdoing by a grand jury.

He was 26 years old.

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David Andre Scott
Jacksonville, FL: David was shot 21 times after he came out of an apartment building holding what SWAT team members thought was a gun. Officers say the object David Scott was holding was actually a box stuffed in a black sock.

He was 28 years old.

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Latandra Ellington
Ocala, FL: Latandra Ellington, an inmate at the time, turned up dead 10 days after writing a letter to her aunt that detailed how a Lowell corrections officer — she knew him only as “Sgt. Q” — had repeatedly threatened to beat and kill her.

She was 36 years old.


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Rumain Brisbon
Phoenix, AZ: Police looking for a burglary suspect approached Brisbon, who fled on foot. When caught, Brisbon reached into his pocket. Believing Brisbon to possess a gun in his pocket, the officer fired two shots. The item in Brisbon's pocket turned out to be a bottle of pills.

He was 34 years old.

And many, many more.
http://mappingpoliceviolence.org/unarmed/



*Takes a seat and waits* Hydra Aug 2015 #1
She who shall not be named. onecaliberal Aug 2015 #2
Oh fuck... Voldemort is running? Agschmid Aug 2015 #6
: onecaliberal Aug 2015 #8
None BainsBane Aug 2015 #3
#centeriststhatcare Hydra Aug 2015 #7
Or until the wind shifts - kath Aug 2015 #23
Right here JeffHead Aug 2015 #27
Oh Lord, I'd never seen that. senz Aug 2015 #30
That is soooooo freakin' brilliant! kath Aug 2015 #31
Sorry if I name her Duckhunter935 Aug 2015 #4
It's always best to be clear, direct, and honest. It's Hillary Rodham Clinton. Zorra Aug 2015 #39
It seems to me they are trying to be the black tea party 2pooped2pop Aug 2015 #5
Well someone needs to "find out" who's really behind this shit, and soon 99th_Monkey Aug 2015 #10
+1 onecaliberal Aug 2015 #12
What is really behind this shit? BainsBane Aug 2015 #13
Yeah I get all that and they have a right to demand change 2pooped2pop Aug 2015 #16
It simply isn't true that he is the only one they are protesting BainsBane Aug 2015 #21
Please provide links to the news stories... ljm2002 Aug 2015 #22
no one with a brain would try to fuck up the only chance for change they have, 2pooped2pop Aug 2015 #24
So AAs and minorities who don't support Bernie ... NanceGreggs Aug 2015 #55
the ones who have chosen to fuck with Bernie over republicans 2pooped2pop Aug 2015 #56
Ooooh! NanceGreggs Aug 2015 #58
No, I would say they should make less of an ass of themselves and 2pooped2pop Aug 2015 #60
Well, we all now know ... NanceGreggs Aug 2015 #62
not to those 3....oh and u 2pooped2pop Aug 2015 #63
Ah, another man who walks away ... NanceGreggs Aug 2015 #64
Oh, I can deal with it. I just don't see the point in any association with you. 2pooped2pop Aug 2015 #65
Oh ... NanceGreggs Aug 2015 #66
Sooo...you decide who's an ally with BLM? senz Aug 2015 #32
Typical HRC supporter response while BLM ignores her events aikoaiko Aug 2015 #44
Funny, I have followed the murders of AAs by cop for two decades now, and sabrina 1 Aug 2015 #47
Your rezponse says you don't Skidmore Aug 2015 #54
right 2pooped2pop Aug 2015 #57
And Bernie stands with BLM on that. Ken Burch Aug 2015 #18
This is what I mean when I say BLM artislife Aug 2015 #25
What I find so sad is that you feel the need to say.... Armstead Aug 2015 #49
It feels very true to me. Here. nt artislife Aug 2015 #50
Yes - we all get it. So why not Obama or Clinton or the Republicans? 840high Aug 2015 #28
THAT is MY question too! Why not protest at EVERYONE'S speeches? napi21 Aug 2015 #34
Not Bernie? JackInGreen Aug 2015 #36
+1 NCTraveler Aug 2015 #37
+1.As I've said before,I pity Bernie his supporters. nt sufrommich Aug 2015 #46
And, how is it good message strategy for "BLM" Movement to target only Bernie Sanders... KoKo Aug 2015 #48
Who is BLM??? Downwinder Aug 2015 #9
Black Lives Matter. 99th_Monkey Aug 2015 #11
Yes, but WHO? Downwinder Aug 2015 #15
Maybe you could use a few more words 99th_Monkey Aug 2015 #19
That's pretty obvious. And I don't consider these 'activists' to be sabrina 1 Aug 2015 #14
You are now my new.... sgtbenobo Aug 2015 #26
Oops....meant to reply to OP... KoKo Aug 2015 #45
The one whose commitment to PoC is as genuine and sincere as today's protest whatchamacallit Aug 2015 #17
+10000 nt 99th_Monkey Aug 2015 #20
Bingo. 840high Aug 2015 #29
None ProudToBeBlueInRhody Aug 2015 #33
Another key aspirant Aug 2015 #35
They have said what they wanted. People could try listening. They said it again today. pnwmom Aug 2015 #38
"Bernie, you were confronted at NetRoots by black women," Johnson said. "You have yet to put out Cha Aug 2015 #40
You're welcome, Cha, and thank you for your link. pnwmom Aug 2015 #41
Oh, so that's it. OK. Where's the demand from Attorney General Loretta Lynch? KeepItReal Aug 2015 #51
He put that out today, so why haven't they taken that down? Fawke Em Aug 2015 #59
Many people here have discovered that these women have questionable pnwmom Aug 2015 #61
Message auto-removed Name removed Aug 2015 #42
Yeesh MFrohike Aug 2015 #43
Evidence so far indicates that BLM is targeting a single candidate. Maedhros Aug 2015 #52
It isn't about the election. nt artislife Aug 2015 #53
Kick nt stevenleser Dec 2015 #67
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