Act Erratically and the Police Will Shoot You

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Act Erratically and the Police Will Shoot You

Tuesday, 17 September 2013 10:15
By Kristina Chew, Care2 | Report


Display unusual behavior and, although unarmed, you could be shot by a police officer.

That is precisely what happened to two men, in two different states, over the past weekend.

Officer Shoots Unarmed Man Fatally in North Carolina

Early on Saturday morning, 24-year-old Jonathan Ferrell, a former Florida A & M football player, was shot and killed by Officer Randall Kerrick of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department in North Carolina, says the Charlotte Observer. After being a car crash severe enough that he apparently had to crawl out the back window, Ferrell walked about a half-mile to the nearest residence.

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Two Bystanders Shot By Police Pursuing Unarmed Man

On Saturday night in New York City’s Times Square, police also fired at an unarmed African-American man, says the Guardian. Two bystanders, including a woman using a walker, were wounded as people ran for cover. ..................(more)

The complete piece is at: http://truth-out.org/news/item/18879-act-erratically-and-the-police-will-shoot-you

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1. especially if you are black man

[xchrom]

2. Du rec

[exboyfil]

3. Add to that the two elderly women delivering

newspapers or the African American driving a "similar" pick up truck to a suspect. Those cops apparently have suffered no consequences from their shootings in California.

[Pisces]

4. Acting erratic while black will get you shot. Acting erratic while white will get you sent

to the hospital for medical treatment.

[gopiscrap]

5. Fucking God damn pigs are all out of control

they're a bunch rhoid rage, hateful ass wipes who get away with way too much.

[Comrade Grumpy]

6. We need a national commission on law enforcement standards and practices.