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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsLouisiana cops shoot and kill a man selling CDs in front of store (Video)
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Louisiana cops shoot and kill a man selling CDs in front of store (Video) (Original Post)
snooper2
Jul 2016
OP
I confess that when I first read about it last night, I literally couldn't believe it.
Orrex
Jul 2016
#9
It's almost as if it is a sanctioned act, for cops to just go ahead and kill black people. nt
ChisolmTrailDem
Jul 2016
#10
lostnfound
(16,189 posts)1. Should be arrested for murder, not placed on administrative leave
That video is all the evidence they need
MariaThinks
(2,495 posts)2. the police have been allowed to get away with murder
no_hypocrisy
(46,178 posts)3. "Deadly Force" by police is strictly limited.
This is decidedly not one of those situations.
Orrex
(63,221 posts)4. This is a duplicate thread
and IMO there should be 50 duplicate threads for this story of yet another summary execution of a black man.
k/r
ChisolmTrailDem
(9,463 posts)5. Yes, here...
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10027981791
There should be a lot of attention drawn to this but it doesn't seem to be drawing much interest here on DU, so far.
There should be a lot of attention drawn to this but it doesn't seem to be drawing much interest here on DU, so far.
Orrex
(63,221 posts)9. I confess that when I first read about it last night, I literally couldn't believe it.
One murdered black person isn't even buried before cops kill the next one.
ChisolmTrailDem
(9,463 posts)10. It's almost as if it is a sanctioned act, for cops to just go ahead and kill black people. nt
spanone
(135,870 posts)6. K&R...
TexasMommaWithAHat
(3,212 posts)11. The federal government needs to create a dept
just to investigate these shootings, imo, and they should be on the ground within hours of the shooting.