African American teenager, Michael Brown has finally been laid to rest. His funeral which was attended by members of his family and thousands of mourners has put a close to the violence which swept across Missouri. For sixteen days chaos erupted on the streets of Ferguson.
Demonstrations started after autopsy showed that the eenager was shot six times – twice in the head by the police. For several nights, it was reported that police unexpectedly fired tear gas into a crowd of demonstrators, including children and members of the media, two hours before the start of the official curfew.
Then, renewed violence began as a private autopsy report was released showing that Michael Brown, the unarmed black teenager killed by a white police officer in the St Louis suburb two weekends ago, had been shot six times – twice in the head.
The details of Mr Brown’s shooting are still disputed: police said he reached for Wilson’s gun during an altercation inside a police car; witnesses insisted Mr Brown had his hands up when he was shot. A preliminary private autopsy was conducted on Sunday at the Brown family’s request by Dr Michael Baden, the former chief medical examiner for the City of New York.
Anthony Gray, a lawyer representing the family, said the trajectory of one of the two bullets that struck Mr Brown in the head was particularly noteworthy. “To have a shot that’s at a 90-degree angle from the top of his skull to the bottom of his chin, almost vertical, that sounds like an officer standing over him,” Gray said.
On Sunday US Attorney General Eric Holder announced that the Justice Department would also conduct its own autopsy on Mr Brown’s body due to “the extraordinary circumstances involved in this case”. President Barack Obama has directed the FBI to investigate Mr Brown’s death; 40 FBI agents reportedly went door-to-door at the weekend to collect information on the shooting.
African American teenagers have often been victims at the hands of the US Police due to many reasons according to the comments on Twitter and on Huffington Post. Here are some:
AC: Here in LA a common occurrence is for LAPD to shoot and kill an unarmed black man who was apparently "reaching in his pocket." That's outrage enough. But correct me if I'm wrong, this cop shot this boy, fled the scene, and his grandmother found the body? What is going on???
CV: When we give police near immunity for killing people, it's not surprising when cops kill people. Because, they can.
GS: A young life means nothing to the police. And if he's a black, Hispanic, or poor white man, then that's gravy to them.
SML: Indeed .. Law enforcement in this country needs to take a hard look at themselves and just look at all the innocent people they have killed ... Why should they get away with murder ! .. A badge should not protect them .
TS: There is going to come a time when we as people realize that we can't take these matters out on the police so we will conveniently take it out on us, the civilians That is a very dangerous stand, as innocent people will pay with their lives for the dirty work of the cops ! We have all got to stand together as a human race when something is straight out wrong! Not Black, Not White, Not Gay, Not Straight, Not Rich nor Poor or Not Catholic or Protestant, Not Republican, Democrat or Independent, but all standing for the HUMAN RACE! A revolt appears imminent! I am sorry for these thoughts, but the truth is the truth!
DB: Never. Rights are on the side of the police. All they have to say is "I feared for my life," or "I thought I saw a gun." The majority of juries refuse to charge a policeman with a crime against a citizen.
MNG: "Nothing scarier than a person who has a gun and is afraid of minorities." That's pretty much White America in a nutshell.It seems to be open season on young black men in this country, an if you can't jail them kill them sort of attitude. If there is a "war on white people" as a congressman recently stated, black men are definitely loosing, and I don't think white folks have anything to be worried about. My deepest condolences to this young man's family and friends as well as the community of Ferguson.
KM: Al Holt I am a teacher and have been shoved/hit by a troubled student. Should I carry a gun, too?
MW: That cop just got himself a nice paid vacation. The tax payers will foot the bill on the court settlement. Then the next time the cop needs a long paid vacation he will just do it again. More Americans have been killed by police since 9/11 than troops killed in Iraq combat. While the Department of Defense just keeps giving equipment meant for the battle field to police departments all over the country. Neither party seems to care about this. They both just placate to the police unions. The problem happens all over the country. Police brutality and killings are getting out of hand. Very rarely do they even lose their job let alone go to jail. Its funny people say, you do not need a gun for protection, just call the police. Except most people do not know, the police have to duty to actually protect you according to the supreme court. Their duty is to generate revenue. Just look up civil forfeiture and tell me their not just around to generate revenue.
CB: I'll say it again.......there is a devaluing of Black life. First Eric Garner over imaginary cigarettes.
Then that young black man in the store over a toy gun (that the store actually sales). I guess Open Carry isn't "OPEN" to er' body. And now this.....
AC: Here in LA a common occurrence is for LAPD to shoot and kill an unarmed black man who was apparently "reaching in his pocket." That's outrage enough. But correct me if I'm wrong, this cop shot this boy, fled the scene, and his grandmother found the body?What is going on???
Demonstrations started after autopsy showed that the eenager was shot six times – twice in the head by the police. For several nights, it was reported that police unexpectedly fired tear gas into a crowd of demonstrators, including children and members of the media, two hours before the start of the official curfew.
Then, renewed violence began as a private autopsy report was released showing that Michael Brown, the unarmed black teenager killed by a white police officer in the St Louis suburb two weekends ago, had been shot six times – twice in the head.
The details of Mr Brown’s shooting are still disputed: police said he reached for Wilson’s gun during an altercation inside a police car; witnesses insisted Mr Brown had his hands up when he was shot. A preliminary private autopsy was conducted on Sunday at the Brown family’s request by Dr Michael Baden, the former chief medical examiner for the City of New York.
Anthony Gray, a lawyer representing the family, said the trajectory of one of the two bullets that struck Mr Brown in the head was particularly noteworthy. “To have a shot that’s at a 90-degree angle from the top of his skull to the bottom of his chin, almost vertical, that sounds like an officer standing over him,” Gray said.
On Sunday US Attorney General Eric Holder announced that the Justice Department would also conduct its own autopsy on Mr Brown’s body due to “the extraordinary circumstances involved in this case”. President Barack Obama has directed the FBI to investigate Mr Brown’s death; 40 FBI agents reportedly went door-to-door at the weekend to collect information on the shooting.
African American teenagers have often been victims at the hands of the US Police due to many reasons according to the comments on Twitter and on Huffington Post. Here are some:
AC: Here in LA a common occurrence is for LAPD to shoot and kill an unarmed black man who was apparently "reaching in his pocket." That's outrage enough. But correct me if I'm wrong, this cop shot this boy, fled the scene, and his grandmother found the body? What is going on???
CV: When we give police near immunity for killing people, it's not surprising when cops kill people. Because, they can.
GS: A young life means nothing to the police. And if he's a black, Hispanic, or poor white man, then that's gravy to them.
SML: Indeed .. Law enforcement in this country needs to take a hard look at themselves and just look at all the innocent people they have killed ... Why should they get away with murder ! .. A badge should not protect them .
TS: There is going to come a time when we as people realize that we can't take these matters out on the police so we will conveniently take it out on us, the civilians That is a very dangerous stand, as innocent people will pay with their lives for the dirty work of the cops ! We have all got to stand together as a human race when something is straight out wrong! Not Black, Not White, Not Gay, Not Straight, Not Rich nor Poor or Not Catholic or Protestant, Not Republican, Democrat or Independent, but all standing for the HUMAN RACE! A revolt appears imminent! I am sorry for these thoughts, but the truth is the truth!
DB: Never. Rights are on the side of the police. All they have to say is "I feared for my life," or "I thought I saw a gun." The majority of juries refuse to charge a policeman with a crime against a citizen.
MNG: "Nothing scarier than a person who has a gun and is afraid of minorities." That's pretty much White America in a nutshell.It seems to be open season on young black men in this country, an if you can't jail them kill them sort of attitude. If there is a "war on white people" as a congressman recently stated, black men are definitely loosing, and I don't think white folks have anything to be worried about. My deepest condolences to this young man's family and friends as well as the community of Ferguson.
KM: Al Holt I am a teacher and have been shoved/hit by a troubled student. Should I carry a gun, too?
MW: That cop just got himself a nice paid vacation. The tax payers will foot the bill on the court settlement. Then the next time the cop needs a long paid vacation he will just do it again. More Americans have been killed by police since 9/11 than troops killed in Iraq combat. While the Department of Defense just keeps giving equipment meant for the battle field to police departments all over the country. Neither party seems to care about this. They both just placate to the police unions. The problem happens all over the country. Police brutality and killings are getting out of hand. Very rarely do they even lose their job let alone go to jail. Its funny people say, you do not need a gun for protection, just call the police. Except most people do not know, the police have to duty to actually protect you according to the supreme court. Their duty is to generate revenue. Just look up civil forfeiture and tell me their not just around to generate revenue.
CB: I'll say it again.......there is a devaluing of Black life. First Eric Garner over imaginary cigarettes.
Then that young black man in the store over a toy gun (that the store actually sales). I guess Open Carry isn't "OPEN" to er' body. And now this.....
AC: Here in LA a common occurrence is for LAPD to shoot and kill an unarmed black man who was apparently "reaching in his pocket." That's outrage enough. But correct me if I'm wrong, this cop shot this boy, fled the scene, and his grandmother found the body?What is going on???
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