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In wake of the death of George Floyd at the hands of police, an unjust murder by people hungry with power I just want to remind everyone this isnt the exception in the USA, it is the norm.
Each year we have dozens of innocent or non-violent criminals murdered by police with plenty of evidence and the police almost always get off with little or no punishment, certainly arent treated as the murderers they are. Here is an incomplete list of many of the people unjustly murdered by police in the USA with evidence to back it up and with no or little justice ever served:
2009–2013
Oscar Grant
Aiyana Jones
Mark Duggan
Kenneth Chamberlain Sr.
Anthony Lamar Smith
Ramarley Graham
Trayvon Martin
Rekia Boyd
Jordan Davis
Timothy Russell and Malissa Williams
Larry Jackson Jr.
Jonathan Ferrell
Renisha McBride
2014
Dontre Hamilton
Eric Garner
John Crawford III
Michael Brown
Ezell Ford
Laquan McDonald
Akai Gurley
Tamir Rice
Antonio Martin
Jerame Reid
2015
Natasha McKenna
Charley Leundeu Keunang
Tony Robinson
Anthony Hill
Meagan Hockaday
Eric Harris
Walter Scott
Freddie Gray
William Chapman
Jonathan Sanders
Sandra Bland
Samuel DuBose
Jeremy McDole
Corey Jones
Jamar Clark
2016
Alton Sterling
Philando Castile
Joseph Mann
Abdirahman Abdi
Paul O'Neal
Korryn Gaines
Sylville Smith
Elijah Doughty
Terence Crutcher
Keith Lamont Scott
Alfred Olango
Deborah Danner
2017
Jocques Clemmons
Jordan Edwards
Edson Da Costa
Rashan Charles
Patrick Harmon
2018
Anthony Weber
Stephon Clark
Antwon Rose Jr.
Markeis McGlockton
Botham Jean
Jemel Roberson
EJ Bradford Jr.
2019
Willie McCoy
Atatiana Jefferson
2020
Ahmaud Arbery
Breonna Taylor
George Floyd
#GeorgeFloyd #uspol #FuckThePolice #justice #civilRights #CivilLiberties
For the sake of clarity I want to make a few corrections...
I compiled the list rather hastily and made a few mistakes
1) there are a few non-US cases in here, most are US though
2) some of these cases arent the result of police killings directly but also include police injustice such as murders that were not investigated by police.
I will have to do a revised list that is a bit more accurate when i have time to fact check this one by one.
Most of them are fairly accurate though.
@freemo I use to side heavily with this. I wrote this years ago:
https://battlepenguin.com/philosophy/security/police/
a while back I started watching Donut Operator (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwkm_Wcyh0pc7UUmZZfL-6w/videos) and .. Jesus some of these people are dumb. Sure some people are victims of brutality but there are a lot of people like this guy:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gfjNcNNPns
Huge BLM protest for a guy who, from the video, obviously wanted to die by cop. The cop did everything to try and not shoot the guy. Another example:
@freemo Don't get me wrong, a lot of cops shoot innocent people and they should be held accountable, but not ever person who is black, who is shot, is undeserving. A lot of criminals are really dumb and do dumb things. We must be careful to balance things, and people need to see all the evidence. Body cams are really embraced by police because they can show some of the complexities in these situations.
Cameras from the public help too, like in this clear execution:
https://twitter.com/FreeRangeCritic/status/1233536447749201921
@djsumdog For starters to me this has little to do with being black.. black rights in all thsi is an issue but its the lesser issue (its just blacks tend to get more national attention when they are shot so its an easier list to compile).
In reality this is an issue of police abuse of power and an issue we all face regardless of color.
I agree not all people who are shot are innocent, in fact I'd even say the majority were probably guilty. but the point is a **hell** of a lot of innocent people are getting shot and even more relevant is the fact that even when there is plenty of evidence the cop still gets off scott free most of the time.
@djsumdog fair, well we should never rush to judgement..
All I know is a good cop, based on my personal dealings, is a lot more rare than a bad one.
@freemo Yea, I agree cops should be held to higher standards and many are let off when they shouldn't be. As far as % guilty/innocent .. those are difficult metrics to really measure; and departments will try to cover up things/cover their people for sure. Cameras make a big difference for sure too.
I'm just saying it a really complex situation, with a lot of moving parts, and people shouldn't rush to judgement.