Some of the historical injustices on people include the killing of innocent people. It is the recent killings of unarmed African Americans that have sparked public outrage. Statistics show that young and black people are more likely by 4.5 times to die at the hands of security agents in comparison to other ages and races. Looking at historic records, these killings have been there for a while.
What brought public, media and the worlds attention to what was happening to the young African American community was perhaps the deaths of Eric Garner and Michael Brown. Eric Garner died when police officers put an illegal chokehold on him. As he struggled into unconsciousness he repeated that he could not breathe eleven times. His death was declared a homicide by the medical examiners but the arresting officers were not indicted.
A month later, in August 2014, Michael Brown got shot and killed in Ferguson in unclear circumstances. He was just eighteen at the time and was shot at close range. It is not clear whether he was surrendering or advancing towards the police officers. However, it is crystal clear that the young man was not armed when he also was shot.
Michael Brown and Eric Garner are supposedly not the only black people to die in 2014. Rumain Robinson was shot in Arizona when his bottle of pills was mistaken for a gun. Akai Gurley was also shot in November, 2014 in a dark stairwell in very unclear circumstances. Others include Jordan Baker in Houston, Dante Parker in California, McKenzie Cochran in Michigan, and many others.
Even in earlier years, unarmed African Americans were getting shot and killed. In 2013, a 34 year old Miriam Carey was found shot in her car by police officers after a chase. She and her daughter in the car were not armed. Five bullets hit her and lost her life on the scene. Jonathan Ferrell was shot and killed after being apprehended by police.
Reynaldo Cuevas was found shot and killed in 2012 by a police officer. Cuevas was running away from robbers who were robbing his workplace. The District Attorney found the police officer innocent and therefore, the case did not proceed to a grand jury. Another unarmed man Tamon Robinson got shot while running towards a building after a confrontation with the police.
There are numerous other cases of the shooting and killing of unarmed African American people. In 2010, for example, Danroy Henry and Derrick Jones were shot. Reginald Doucedt in 2011 was shot in 2011 while Ramarley Graham was also shot and killed in 2012. A young man known as Sean Bell was also shot and killed in his car a day before his wedding even though he was not armed.
The year 2000 saw the shooting and killing of Prince Jones, unarmed and in his car. Later the police officer said that he thought Jones was someone else. Amadou Diallo in 1999 was shot as he removed his wallet when it was mistaken for a gun. There are many other cases where African Americans die in the hands of security organs.
What brought public, media and the worlds attention to what was happening to the young African American community was perhaps the deaths of Eric Garner and Michael Brown. Eric Garner died when police officers put an illegal chokehold on him. As he struggled into unconsciousness he repeated that he could not breathe eleven times. His death was declared a homicide by the medical examiners but the arresting officers were not indicted.
A month later, in August 2014, Michael Brown got shot and killed in Ferguson in unclear circumstances. He was just eighteen at the time and was shot at close range. It is not clear whether he was surrendering or advancing towards the police officers. However, it is crystal clear that the young man was not armed when he also was shot.
Michael Brown and Eric Garner are supposedly not the only black people to die in 2014. Rumain Robinson was shot in Arizona when his bottle of pills was mistaken for a gun. Akai Gurley was also shot in November, 2014 in a dark stairwell in very unclear circumstances. Others include Jordan Baker in Houston, Dante Parker in California, McKenzie Cochran in Michigan, and many others.
Even in earlier years, unarmed African Americans were getting shot and killed. In 2013, a 34 year old Miriam Carey was found shot in her car by police officers after a chase. She and her daughter in the car were not armed. Five bullets hit her and lost her life on the scene. Jonathan Ferrell was shot and killed after being apprehended by police.
Reynaldo Cuevas was found shot and killed in 2012 by a police officer. Cuevas was running away from robbers who were robbing his workplace. The District Attorney found the police officer innocent and therefore, the case did not proceed to a grand jury. Another unarmed man Tamon Robinson got shot while running towards a building after a confrontation with the police.
There are numerous other cases of the shooting and killing of unarmed African American people. In 2010, for example, Danroy Henry and Derrick Jones were shot. Reginald Doucedt in 2011 was shot in 2011 while Ramarley Graham was also shot and killed in 2012. A young man known as Sean Bell was also shot and killed in his car a day before his wedding even though he was not armed.
The year 2000 saw the shooting and killing of Prince Jones, unarmed and in his car. Later the police officer said that he thought Jones was someone else. Amadou Diallo in 1999 was shot as he removed his wallet when it was mistaken for a gun. There are many other cases where African Americans die in the hands of security organs.
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