[TRIGGER WARNING] #RoderickWalker is asked for his ID when his Lyft driver is pulled over by police. Mr. Walker questions the request since he wasn’t driving. This is the officers’ response.
— Ava DuVernay (@ava) September 13, 2020
Call 678-479-5300 to demand that these animals be named, fired and prosecuted. https://t.co/Wirzwl35zC
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Orange County Sheriff’s Office fatally shot #SalaythisMelvin in the back as he ran away, 100 yards away, in the Florida Mall parking lot on August 7th. THEN Sheriff John Mina kept the body cam footage hidden until he won re-election on the 18th. https://t.co/j1DIGJm8bz
— Samuel Sinyangwe (@samswey) August 25, 2020
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13-Year-Old Autistic Boy Shot by Police in Salt Lake City After Mother Calls 911 for Help https://t.co/3sK4N0o4Ul
— Democracy Now! (@democracynow) September 10, 2020
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A 13-year-old boy with autism was shot by police after his mother called for help managing a ‘mental breakdown’ – CNN https://t.co/DahVsWzGAQ via @GoogleNews
— glenn robinson ✊ (@glncv) September 8, 2020
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On August 23 a Turtle Mountain Chippewa man was shot and killed by police in North Dakota on the Turtle Mountain Indian Reservation, according to the FBI.
— Unicorn Riot (@UR_Ninja) September 7, 2020
Law enforcement is currently providing little details about the shooting at a private residence.https://t.co/nlKeKZe9SP
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The cases you may have heard of:
— Sam Levin (@SamTLevin) September 6, 2020
Andres Guardado, 18, killed by LASD Compton station, home to alleged gang of violent deputies who use excessive force + violate civilians’ rights.
Dijon Kizzee, 29, killed by LASD who stopped him on his bike for alleged “vehicle code” violation pic.twitter.com/waVeyxPBrt
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NEW: During the pandemic and protests, police in Los Angeles have continued to kill civilians at alarming rates.
— Sam Levin (@SamTLevin) September 6, 2020
Many of these deaths barely make headlines. Here are a few stories from this violent summer… https://t.co/3VYXR5b3HK
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A medical examiner ruled that Daniel Prude, 41, was the victim of a homicide as a result of “complications of asphyxia in the setting of physical restraint,” https://t.co/PZhtMjz916
— glenn robinson ✊ (@glncv) September 6, 2020
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This year police have killed Black people at 2.5x higher rate per population than white people – and Black people were 1.5x more likely to be unarmed. https://t.co/vqURbJHXRj
— Samuel Sinyangwe (@samswey) August 27, 2020
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Several cops surrounded a Black man and fatally shot him 10+ times tonight in Lafayette, LA! He reportedly had a knife and was walking away from police, but didn’t deserve to die — they acted as judge jury and executioner. We demand JUSTICE and ANSWERS. #BlackLivesMatter pic.twitter.com/6gI3rNU4FH
— Ben Crump (@AttorneyCrump) August 22, 2020
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Police in Lafayette, Louisiana, shot 31-year-old Trayford Pellerin 11 times in the back as he was walking away from them, killing him, on Friday night.
— Rebecca Kavanagh (@DrRJKavanagh) August 23, 2020
Eyewitnesses dispute the police’s version of events that he was carrying a knife.https://t.co/meOn4COgAx
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“Painfully similar to George Floyd’s death, this lasted for eight excruciating minutes, all while Mr. Muhaymin cried out in pain, gasped for air, and repeatedly told officers ‘I can’t breathe.'”https://t.co/DVS7lKayPQ
— Legal Defense Fund (@NAACP_LDF) August 25, 2020
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Please be aware of another Black Man shot in the back by police in California. Killed by @PasadenaPD on August 15, 2020 at a traffic stop. Pasadena Police Chief John Perez released edited footage and refuses to name the officers. The man his officer killed is #AnthonyMcClain. https://t.co/pmWkdAYvm6
— Ava DuVernay (@ava) August 25, 2020
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Presenting Breonna Taylor for Vanity Fair’s September issue, “The Great Fire,” guest-edited by Ta-Nehisi Coates. https://t.co/Gf9115GkGb pic.twitter.com/0TdNBeIOve
— VANITY FAIR (@VanityFair) August 24, 2020
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Bronx woman who accused cop of ripping eye out gets $1.25 million – New York Daily News https://t.co/VYJY5X6CaU
— glenn robinson ✊ (@glncv) September 13, 2020