Breonna Taylor - 2020

[SherzyK]

On March 13th 2020, Breonna Taylor was fatally shot several times by Police Officers while executing a narcotics raid of her home. Taylor, who was an African-American emergency room technician, aspired to become a Nurse one day. However, that was tragically cut short due to a false tip off at her home, which lead to a judge signing a search warrant and allowing the police to raid her place of residence. The fact that she was shot at least eight times suggests the police were well aware of their actions and it was more than just an act of recklessness.

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[Denver]

Just another victim who they will never give justice for, we have to reform the system and turn the tables on the very people who are meant to protect us

[Liam-]

I don’t understand why she’s not getting very much coverage, what happened to her was horrendous, the poor woman, they stormed into hour house looking for someone they already had in custody, police incompetence murdered her

[SherzyK]

I don’t understand why she’s not getting very much coverage, what happened to her was horrendous, the poor woman, they stormed into hour house looking for someone they already had in custody, police incompetence murdered her

It’s sickening to say the least. There’s so many more people who have met the same fate at the hands of the police that it’s almost impossible to give coverage to a single victim

[Denver]

I don’t understand why she’s not getting very much coverage, what happened to her was horrendous, the poor woman, they stormed into hour house looking for someone they already had in custody, police incompetence murdered her

The only reason George is getting the covering on media is because they had enough and took action, had they not protested nothing would have happened

[SherzyK]

Oscar Grant III was a 22 year old African-American who was shot in the early hours of New Years Day in 2009 by Bay Area Rapid Transit Police Officer, Johannes Mehserle. This occurred when there were reports received about a fight in a train station and several others were detained along with Grant. officer Anthony Pirone struck Grant in the head and forced the unarmed Grant to lie face down on the platform. While Pirone held Grant down in a prone position, Mehserle shot Grant in the back with a pistol. He was rushed to hospital and died later that day. Another sickening, unlawful killing at the hands of the police. These events were later retold in a 2013 movie starring Michael B. Jordan, called Fruitvale Station. A really sad movie and for those who haven’t watched, it’s an emotional one

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[Cal.]

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Sandra Annette Bland (February 7, 1987 – July 13, 2015) was a civil rights activist in Chicago, although she was from Illinois and had held various jobs. She had a degree in agriculture. She was apprehended during a traffic stop by an officer known to stop people for minor infractions in the hope of finding evidence to charge those he stopped. Sandra’s infraction was failure to signal during a lane change, although she had responded to the officer tailgating her at high speed and believed he wished to overtake her to attend to an emergency. Sandra filmed her arrest and later body cam footage found her to be non-aggressive, but challenging the reason she was stopped. She was arrested after being threatened with a taser and a bystander was asked to leave the area after the arresting officer was heard saying ‘Good’ following Sandra informing them she was epileptic. She was arrested for allegedly ‘kicking’ an officer and for being ‘argumentative and uncooperative’. Sandra later told her sister the officer had forced their knee into her back and had slammed her head into the ground.

She was placed in a cell on her own due to an apparent high risk to others. Three days after her arrest, Sandra was found hanged in her cell after apparently committing suicide by hanging herself with a plastic bag. Her loved ones disputed this, saying Sandra had no reason to kill herself, and that the platform she hanged herself from was shorter than she was. It is believed Sandra was already dead in her published mug shot.

[Cal.]

Say his name!

[Cal.]

Say her name!

[montblanc]

this gives me chills everytime

[SherzyK]

Say her name!

[Morgan.]

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Sandra Annette Bland (February 7, 1987 – July 13, 2015) was a civil rights activist in Chicago, although she was from Illinois and had held various jobs. She had a degree in agriculture. She was apprehended during a traffic stop by an officer known to stop people for minor infractions in the hope of finding evidence to charge those he stopped. Sandra’s infraction was failure to signal during a lane change, although she had responded to the officer tailgating her at high speed and believed he wished to overtake her to attend to an emergency. Sandra filmed her arrest and later body cam footage found her to be non-aggressive, but challenging the reason she was stopped. She was arrested after being threatened with a taser and a bystander was asked to leave the area after the arresting officer was heard saying ‘Good’ following Sandra informing them she was epileptic. She was arrested for allegedly ‘kicking’ an officer and for being ‘argumentative and uncooperative’. Sandra later told her sister the officer had forced their knee into her back and had slammed her head into the ground.

She was placed in a cell on her own due to an apparent high risk to others. Three days after her arrest, Sandra was found hanged in her cell after apparently committing suicide by hanging herself with a plastic bag. Her loved ones disputed this, saying Sandra had no reason to kill herself, and that the platform she hanged herself from was shorter than she was. It is believed Sandra was already dead in her published mug shot.

What the ****

[Smithy]

Remember when this happened, absolutely horrendous and the cover up is disgusting

[Jigs]

Not even safe in her home.

[Jigs]

Her mugshot gives me chills every time </3

[Denver]

https://www.google.com/amp/s/abcnews.go.com/amp/US/cleveland-cops-recklessly-shot-boy-12-toy-gun/story%3fid=27402837

A 12 year old boy was murdered by cops for playing with a toy gun in the park despite him telling them it was a toy gun

[Jigs]

22 years old...

RIP </3

[Cal.]

Say his name!

[Jigs]

Absolutely devastating. If it were a white kid his lil toy gun would have been laughed off.

[Denver]

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He was killed for peacefully protesting, it is not yet known who pulled the trigger but it is thought to be someone working with the police as an Ally

[Cal.]

SAY his name!!!

[SherzyK]

The UK is far from innocent though. Cherry Groce, was paralysed from the waist down after being shot by a police officer during a raid on her home in 1985. This shooting lead to the Brixton Riots.

She died in April 2011 after spending most of her life in a wheelchair.

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[Jigs]

SAY. IT.

[Denver]

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/ncna344506

He died a week after he spine was 80% severed at the neck while in police custody, they were found not guilty

[montblanc]

makes me literally bawl

[Cal.]

SAY his name!

[Cal.]

Say her name!!!

[SherzyK]

Trayvon Benjamin Martin (February 5, 1995 – February 26, 2012) was a 17-year-old African-American teenager from Miami Gardens, who was fatally shot in Sanford by George Zimmerman, an insurance underwriter. This unlawful killing sparked outrage as Zimmerman reported Martin as suspicious to the police. Several minutes later an altercation occurred between the two, which lead to Zimmerman shooting Martin in the chest, killing him.

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[LukeB]

Say his name!!

[SherzyK]

This shook me. The fact they were let go makes me seethe

[Jigs]

Another victim of trigger happy pigs

[Denver]

The reason why BLM was formed and have been trying to get justice for him and so many others since

[Cal.]

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The shooting of John Crawford III occurred on August 5, 2014. Crawford was a 22-year-old African-American man shot and killed by Beavercreek police officer Sean Williams, in a Walmart store in Beavercreek, Ohio, near Dayton, while holding a BB gun.

Crawford picked up an un-packaged BB/pellet air rifle inside the store's sporting goods section and continued shopping in the store. Another customer, Ronald Ritchie, called 911 claiming that Crawford had been pointing the gun at fellow customers. Security camera footage showed that Crawford was talking on his cellphone and holding the BB gun as he shopped, but at no point did he aim the BB gun at anyone. After the security camera footage was released, Ritchie recanted his statement that led to the fatal shooting and stated, "At no point did he shoulder the rifle and point it at somebody", while maintaining that Crawford was "waving it around". Two officers of the Beavercreek Police arrived at the Walmart shortly after their dispatcher informed them of a "subject with a gun" in the pet supplies area of the store. Sean Williams, one of the two police officers that arrived, shot Crawford in the arm and chest. He was later pronounced dead at Dayton's Miami Valley Hospital.

[Cal.]

Say his name!!!!!!!

[LukeB]

SAY his name!!!!

[Denver]

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.bbc.co.uk/news/amp/world-us-canada-48789836

She was shot in the stomach by another woman causing her to lose her unborn baby but the white justice system charged her with manslaughter

[Cal.]

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The shooting of Anthony Hill, a black U.S. Air Force veteran, occurred on March 9, 2015, in Chamblee, Georgia, near Atlanta. Anthony Hill had 7 medals from the US Air Force. He attempted to save children by running into an explosion. Hill, fatally shot by US police officer Robert Olsen, suffered from mental illness and was naked and unarmed at the time of the incident. The incident was covered in local and national press and sparked the involvement of Black Lives Matter and other advocacy groups who demonstrated their anger at the shooting. In January 2016, a grand jury indicted officer Olsen on two counts of felony murder and one count of aggravated assault. Nearing the fourth anniversary of the homicide, it was decided that Olsen's trial would be rescheduled for September 23, 2019, with delays including three successive judges having recused themselves in the case.

[Cal.]

Say her name!!!?

[lewis111]

Incredible idea doing this. Say their names!

[SherzyK]

They even kill people in uniform :umm2:

[Daniel-X]

Oh my god this one absolutely breaks my heart :sad:

[Barry.]

Shocked

[SherzyK]

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[montblanc]

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Dean and another officer were responding to an early-morning house call after a neighbor became concerned when they noticed the front door of a home, which belonged to Jefferson's mother, was left ajar and requested a welfare check.

Jefferson had been babysitting her 8-year-old nephew inside and playing video games. According to police and body camera footage, Dean failed to identify himself before firing his weapon, striking Jefferson.

The bodycam video released publicly shows the perspective of an officer outside the home, peering into a window using a flashlight and spotting someone inside standing near a window and telling her, "Put your hands up — show me your hands." A single shot is fired seconds later.

[Denver]

To some people who knew him, Michael Brown was an ordinary US teenager with much to like about him.

Court documents, however, portray him as a suspect in a convenience store robbery who assaulted the police officer who killed him.

These two profiles have framed the debate around his death on 9 August, when the black 18-year-old was shot dead by the white officer during an incident on a street in Ferguson, Missouri.

That shooting inflamed passions in Ferguson and across America, stirring up America's debate over race and justice.

School-leaver
In the weeks before his death, Mr Brown's life certainly seemed ordinary.

He had just left secondary school and was planning to study to become a heating and cooling technician.

In his spare time, he played video games, saw friends and spent time with his family.

Protests broke out across the US after the grand jury's decision
On his Facebook page he posted photos of himself with his baby niece.

His friends and family knew the 6ft 4in (1.9 m) teenager as Big Mike or Mike Mike - so big, friends say, they named him twice.

Neighbours at the Northwinds apartment complex where he lived remember him as respectful. "If his grandma said 'go upstairs', he went," Kevin Seltzer told the Los Angeles Times. "He didn't bother people."

Despite his size, Mr Brown is remembered as a gentle giant. By all accounts he shied away from confrontation, using his bulk to intimidate people from fighting with him.

Shortly before his death, at the urging of his grandmother with whom he lived and his uncle the Rev Charles Ewing, he embraced Christianity.

When a New York Times profile described Mr Brown as being "no angel", the comment sparked anger across social media, with people insisting he had only behaved as most teenagers do.

Some of the amateur rapper's songs contained violent lyrics such as "my favourite part is when the bodies hit the ground".

And then on 9 August he allegedly stole a pack of cigarillos from a shop, pushing the store clerk into a display case when confronted.

Shortly after this incident, caught on CCTV, police officer Darren Wilson received an alert in his patrol car.

Stopping Mr Brown and his friend Dorian Johnson for walking in the middle of the road, the policeman grew suspicious that he had carried out the robbery.

Reports vary on the exact details but all say there was an altercation, Mr Wilson's gun was fired and the pair ran.

The body lay in the street for four hours in a pool of blood before it was removed.

On Monday a grand jury ruled that they would not charge Mr Wilson over the shooting.

Mr Brown had received his leaving certificate only eight days before his death and had been due to start college that Monday.

His mother, Lesley McSpadden, told reporters the family had never had the time to celebrate her son's school-leaving. Instead they had had to organise a funeral.

[Denver]

His final words were 'I dont have a gun stop shooting'

[Tony Montana]

Her mugshot gives me chills every time </3

Same. I couldn't sleep for days after seeing it.

[Jigs]

Killed in her mother's home. For nothing

[Denver]

Say her name

[Jigs]

His final words were 'I dont have a gun stop shooting'

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[SherzyK]

First time hearing this. Absolutely tragic <\3

[RileyH]

His final words were 'I dont have a gun stop shooting'

Oh my god this is absolutely devastating :sad:

[Cal.]

She wasn’t given any time to respond. Say her name!!!

[Tony Montana]

His final words were 'I dont have a gun stop shooting'

Awful. :sad:

[Cal.]

His final words were 'I dont have a gun stop shooting'

<\3 SAY HIS NAME!

[Denver]

https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-quintonio-legrier-bettie-jones-911-calls-met-20160125-story.html

Quintonio was killed despite begging the police 3 times on a 911 call to come and help, his neighbour Betty was also shot dead when she came to the door to see what was happening

[SherzyK]

A 32 year old African-American man was stopped while driving and fatally shot by Police Officer Jeronimo Yanez. Castile was with his partner and daughter at the time when the shooting took place. After telling the officer he wasn’t reach for his firearm, the police shot him at close range.

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[LukeB]

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On November 15, 2015, Jamar Clark, a 24-year-old African-American man, was shot by Minneapolis Police in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Two police officers, Mark Ringgenberg and Dustin Schwarze, were involved in the shooting and were subsequently placed on paid administrative leave

[Cal.]

Say his name!!!!!!

[Cal.]

Say his name !!!!!!

[Denver]

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Willy McCoy was shot dead at the age of 20 while sleeping in his car, police fired multiple rounds at him which led to him being shot 55 times in less then 4 seconds, his families lawyers were denied body cam footage after they said there was no footage despite releasing it later

[Cal.]

<\3

Say his name!!!

[Denver]

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Police said he pulled a gun on them but could not prove the gun existed

[Denver]

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Police said he pulled a gun on them but could not prove the gun existed

[Jessica.]

20 years old. :(

[Amy Jade]

The body cam footage will not be released as I bet he never had a gun.

[montblanc]

this was 2016? omg it feels so recent

[LukeB]

No justice was done :( </3

[Denver]

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17 year old Kwame was shot dead by police after he and a freind was pulled over, them claimed there was a rifle in the car but the only evidence they had was one that was already booked in

[Jessica.]

It's always multiple officers overpowering and killing one person.

[Amy Jade]

I remember the video of this, he literally shot before she could respond to his directions. It really is so frustrating.

[SherzyK]

Two police officers shot a teenage boy on a late Saturday night because he pointed a gun at them, according to the police. However, it was stated by his sister that he had never carried a gun and that he was only adjusting his belt, which had alarmed the police and fired at Gray. It was also said after he had adjusted his belt he put his hands up

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[LukeB]

Say his name!!

[Cal.]

Say his name!!!!!

[Samm]

I’ll always remember this, horrific

[RileyH]

So awful, and with an 8 year old there.. heartbreaking :(

[Denver]

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/b/bd/Stephon_Clark.jpg

Stephon was killed in his grandmas backyard after police said he had a gun, no weapon was found on the scene only his cellphone was there

[Cal.]

Say his name !!!!!!!!

[montblanc]

ffs i remember this

[RileyH]

her mugshot came up on my TL yesterday and I felt sick. devastating. :sad:

[Amy Jade]

What? this make my skin crawl.

[Amy Jade]

Oh jesus I just saw the mugshot, they killed her and took the photo of her body on the floor!

[Matthew.]

Heartbreaking

[lewis111]

The only reason George is getting the covering on media is because they had enough and took action, had they not protested nothing would have happened

I think a lot of it comes down to when its on video. Reading a story doesn't have the same impact for many as literally being able to see someone get murdered, as awful as that sounds

[JerseyWins]

RIP to the innocent lives that were lost </3 Read through some, some I knew of, just a sad read all-around.

That doesn't equate to all police being wrong and unjust or racism being widespread tho. Some of y'all are losing it. It is really sad and AWFUL how so many of these people have died tho at the hands of the corrupt, often racist, ones that have no sense of dignity in their job like so many that do

[armand.kay]

RIP to the innocent lives that were lost </3 Read through some, some I knew of, just a sad read all-around.

That doesn't equate to all police being wrong and unjust or racism being widespread tho. Some of y'all are losing it. It is really sad and AWFUL how so many of these people have died tho at the hands of the corrupt, often racist, ones that have no sense of dignity in their job like so many that do

If it's not widespread then why are these stories so common? these are just the high profile ones. I see stories like this every month on my timeline. this is more than just a few bad cops, this is a systemic issue that can't be solved by just locking up a few cops.

[armand.kay]

Like why was Georges murderer allowed to kill before? If his case wasn't caught on tape do you really think he'd be in jail?

[Denver]

Like why was Georges murderer allowed to kill before? If his case wasn't caught on tape do you really think he'd be in jail?

And why has only one been arrested on a manslaughter charge?

[Oliver_W]

Like why was Georges murderer allowed to kill before? If his case wasn't caught on tape do you really think he'd be in jail?

Yeah he shouldn't even have had his freedom, let alone his badge.

[JerseyWins]

Some bad seeds do not make a whole unit racist/unjust/etc. Pretty common sense :shrug:

There are MILLIONS of cases, THOUSANDS of injustices, and maybe HUNDREDS of unjust deaths. There should not be even ONE injustice or death but that's not something to scrutinize an entire police force over :skull: Those people work tough, intense jobs and so many of them actually do their job right for a lack of appreciation and life-risk of their own.

The outrage makes sense, the deaths are worse, and I'm outraged at George's death too especially when I first found out about it, it was sickening to watch. But that doesn't mean go off the rails and start blaming everyone & everything because some people are still racist & unjust in 2020. The cop who murdered George was an awful pathetic man, any others that ARE involved in these incidents are also awful but not millions of other cops who do right.

[RickyK]

Some bad seeds do not make a whole unit racist/unjust/etc. Pretty common sense :shrug:

There are MILLIONS of cases, THOUSANDS of injustices, and maybe HUNDREDS of unjust deaths. There should not be even ONE injustice or death but that's not something to scrutinize an entire police force over :skull: Those people work tough, intense jobs and so many of them actually do their job right for a lack of appreciation and life-risk of their own.

The outrage makes sense, the deaths are worse, and I'm outraged at George's death too especially when I first found out about it, it was sickening to watch. But that doesn't mean go off the rails and start blaming everyone & everything because some people are still racist & unjust in 2020. The cop who murdered George was an awful pathetic man, any others that ARE involved in these incidents are also awful but not millions of other cops who do right.

This largely comes down to whether you believe the actions against POC in the country warrant a political protest. You don’t seem to think so, partly because you don’t see it as an example of institutional racism, just a few individuals doing wrong. I think every unjust killing merits political and civil denunciation and I’m unsure why you happen to feel different.

[Strictly Jake]

Well at least its open so we can discuss it

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