Jayland Walker wasn’t “walking while black” when gunned down by white cops. I’ll start with the police version, because right now that’s the only version there is. According to them, he was pulled over for a traffic violation, tried to drive away, and during the ensuing[...]
Posts Tagged ‘Police Shootings’
July 3rd, 2022 - 2:41 pm § in Racism
Another police killing of a black man raises questions and stirs protests
June 25th, 2021 - 8:04 pm § in Misc.
Cop kills “good guy with a gun”
“The only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun.” That’s an NRA motto. But being a “good guy with a gun” got a Colorado man killed on Friday, June 25, 2021. First, a cop-hater named Ronald Troyke dressed up in tactical gear, went hunting for pol[...]
July 18th, 2016 - 9:47 am § in The Ave Scene
BREAKING NEWS: Shots heard in Issaquah
Sue Lani W. Madsen FACEBOOK Was on the phone with Craig while I was driving home just after 10pm when he said, “Somebody’s shooting off fireworks” and the line went dead. Got home and the Issaquah Highlands FB group confirmed my fears – the goats have stampeded. Please pray [...]
December 3rd, 2014 - 3:13 pm § in America
Nobody knows how many people are killed by cops.
“Syndicated columnist Nicholas Kristof wrote this week that young black men are 21 times more likely to be shot and killed by police than young white men. Fox News Channel host Bill O’Reilly had a much different take on his show Monday night, offering that more whites are killed by poli[...]
November 23rd, 2014 - 6:22 pm § in Misc.
What’s Wrong With America’s Cops?
When I was a kid, my brothers and I played “Cowboys and Indians” outdoors with toy guns, and our parents didn’t worry about us being gunned down by a police officer. That has changed. Yesterday, for a Cleveland black family, it changed their lives forever. Their 12-year-old son was[...]
October 21st, 2014 - 2:49 pm § in America
Police Violence Isn’t Inevitable
Population of England and Wales: 56 million (2011 census) Police Shootings in England and Wales: 1 in 2012 and 3 in 2013 with 0 fatalities http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/10/18/1336354/-Yes-it-s-true-Police-only-shot-four-people-and-nobody-died-in-all-of-England-the-past-two-years?detail=emai[...]