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http://www.theroot.com/photos/2014/07/unarmed_black_men_killed_by_law_enforcement.htmlKendrec McDade
Nineteen-year-old college student McDade was shot and killed in March 2012 when officers responded to a report of an armed robbery of a man in Pasadena, Calif. He was later found to be unarmed, with only a cellphone in his pocket. His death has prompted his family to file a lawsuit, in which McDades parents argue that he was left on the street for a prolonged period of time without receiving first aid. According to court documents, McDades last words were, Why did they shoot me? The officers involved were initially placed on paid administrative leave but have since returned to duty.
Timothy Russell
Russell and his passenger, Malissa Williams, were killed in Cleveland after police officers fired 137 rounds into their car after a chase in December 2012. Officers said they saw a possible weapon, but no weapon or shell casings were found in the fleeing car or along the chase route....
Orlando Barlow
Barlow was surrendering on his knees in front of four Las Vegas police officers when Officer Brian Hartman shot him in 2003. Hartman was 50 feet away and said he thought the unarmed 28-year-old was reaching for a gun. The deadly shooting was ruled excusable. But a federal investigation later revealed that Hartman and other officers printed T-shirts labeled "BDRT," which stood for Baby Daddy Removal Team and Big Dogs Run Together, and that theyd used excessive force during two separate investigations....
Victor Steen
In 2009, 17-year-old Victor, who was riding his bicycle, refused to stop when chased by a police officer in a cruiser in Pensacola, Fla. In response, the officer aimed his Taser out of the drivers window and fired and then ran over the unarmed teen, killing him. The deadly incident was captured on video. A judge ruled that no crime was committed.
Nineteen-year-old college student McDade was shot and killed in March 2012 when officers responded to a report of an armed robbery of a man in Pasadena, Calif. He was later found to be unarmed, with only a cellphone in his pocket. His death has prompted his family to file a lawsuit, in which McDades parents argue that he was left on the street for a prolonged period of time without receiving first aid. According to court documents, McDades last words were, Why did they shoot me? The officers involved were initially placed on paid administrative leave but have since returned to duty.
Timothy Russell
Russell and his passenger, Malissa Williams, were killed in Cleveland after police officers fired 137 rounds into their car after a chase in December 2012. Officers said they saw a possible weapon, but no weapon or shell casings were found in the fleeing car or along the chase route....
Orlando Barlow
Barlow was surrendering on his knees in front of four Las Vegas police officers when Officer Brian Hartman shot him in 2003. Hartman was 50 feet away and said he thought the unarmed 28-year-old was reaching for a gun. The deadly shooting was ruled excusable. But a federal investigation later revealed that Hartman and other officers printed T-shirts labeled "BDRT," which stood for Baby Daddy Removal Team and Big Dogs Run Together, and that theyd used excessive force during two separate investigations....
Victor Steen
In 2009, 17-year-old Victor, who was riding his bicycle, refused to stop when chased by a police officer in a cruiser in Pensacola, Fla. In response, the officer aimed his Taser out of the drivers window and fired and then ran over the unarmed teen, killing him. The deadly incident was captured on video. A judge ruled that no crime was committed.
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Black and Unarmed: Men Without Weapons Killed by Law Enforcement (Original Post)
KamaAina
Aug 2014
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PowerToThePeople
(9,610 posts)1. Ban all Guns!! n/t
Cali_Democrat
(30,439 posts)2. This seems to happen to black people more often
Does anyone have stats on this? It seems like it's always young, unarmed black people.