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Paper read murder. Police on black murder.
This time, Darrien Hunt. For the record, the sword in question.
What I find most odious is the way police try to defend the indefensible: killing a young person.
Other recent victims: Kajieme Powell, Eric Garner, John Crawford, Ezell Ford, Dante Parker, and of course Michael Brown.
I'm planning to keep an ongoing list in this thread, so any other contributions would be helpful.
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Well, there's this. I'm sure someone who knows more about American going-ons can find more statistics.
Moar, although there will be some overlap: http://www.theroot.com/photos/2013/06/unarmed_black_men_shot_by_police_20_sad_stories.html
It's curious that there's no site centralizing information about this stuff(armed/unarmed, previous records, other incidents within the police district, measure being taken as a response). All we have is list articles.
I think Wikipedia keeps a list of deaths due to police action, though it also includes deaths of offenders.
Yeah, plus it doesn't mention skin colour at all: lhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Lists_of_killings_by_law_enforcement_officers_in_the_United_States
Jordan Davis. Florida court is trying to figure out whether he was shot due to loud music or pointing a gun out the window. For the record, police never found a weapon in his SUV.
Let me guess, he's accused of obstruction of justice now.
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/cameron-tillman-louisiana-deputy-allegedly-shot-and-killed-a-14-year-old-boy/
Any news on Ferguson? 'Cause my newspaper claims that the investigation continues to come up with new stuff.